"prior restraint" meaning in English

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        "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)."
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          "impose",
          "impose"
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          "before the fact",
          "before the fact"
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        "(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)."
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      "synonyms": [
        {
          "word": "prior censorship"
        },
        {
          "word": "pre-publication censorship"
        }
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      "topics": [
        "law"
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  "word": "prior restraint"
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        "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)."
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        "(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)."
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        "law"
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