Poison pill

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Poison pill may refer to:

  • Shareholder rights plan, a defensive tactic to prevent a corporate takeover.
  • Wrecking amendment or "poison pill amendment", an addition to a legislative bill that renders it ineffective
  • A poison pill, part of a contract for some free agents in the National Basketball Association (NBA) designed to discourage players from re-joining their previous teams
  • Suicide pill, a pill containing poison used to commit suicide