gag rule
n 1: a rule for limiting or ending debate in a deliberative body
[syn: {closure}, {cloture}, {gag rule}, {gag law}]
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian
n
Roman Emperor who when faced with military problems decided
in 286 to divide the Roman Empire between himself in the east and Maximian in the west; he initiated the last persecution of the Christians in 303 (245-313) Synonym(s):Diocletian, Gaius Aurelius Valerius Diocletian