trammel

When he brings his cattle to eat the alfalfa, they will spread their waste across the fields and trammel old vegetation into the earth.

The Supreme Court has not confronted questions about whether the law’s wording or application trammels First Amendment rights.

Critics worry that some countries are behaving opportunistically, using the coronavirus outbreak to justify such legislation rather than looking for other ways to address misinformation without trammeling free speech.

That is just one possibility, but my taste-buds are tickled by the wider, less trammelled paths this story could take.

President Trump, for one, has stayed largely silent on the latest protests, even while grappling with Mr. Xi on trade, evidently seeking not to trammel the chance of a deal.