prior restraint
English
Alternative forms
- prior censorship
- pre-publication censorship
Noun
prior restraint (plural prior restraints)
- (law) A restriction on expression imposed before the fact against particular speech or ideas (as opposed to restrictions against general subject matter or imposed after the fact against a particular instance of expression).
Further reading
- “prior restraint”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.
- “prior restraint”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
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