"prior restraint" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: prior restraints [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} prior restraint (plural prior restraints)
  1. (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). Categories (topical): Freedom of speech, Law Synonyms: prior censorship, pre-publication censorship
    Sense id: en-prior_restraint-en-noun-fr4IudCq Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: law

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