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freedom of speech: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) esp. as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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n.The right to express one’s opinions verbally or in writing without interference or restriction from the government, guaranteed by the First Amendment of the Constitution.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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n. The right, guaranteed by the First Amendment to the United States Constitution, to communicate ideas and opinions without government intervention.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
- freedom of speech
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The right, guaranteed by the FIRST AMENDMENT to the U.S. Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
- freedom of speech
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The right, guaranteed by the first amendment to the U.S. Constitution, to express beliefs and ideas without unwarranted government restriction.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
