| 单词 | prior restraint |
| 释义 | > as lemmasprior restraint prior restraint n. Law (originally and chiefly U.S.) (the imposition of) a governmental ban or restriction on speech or writing prior to its actual expression (a practice that violates the First Amendment in the United States unless the speech or writing is obscene, defamatory, or creates a clear and present danger to society). ΚΠ 1833 J. Story Commentaries Constit. U.S. 704 The language of this amendment imports no more, than that every man shall have a right to speak, write, and print his opinions upon any subject whatsoever, without any prior restraint. 1930 Chicago Tribune 13 Dec. 6/1 The state must proceed by punishment after publication, not by prior restraints. 1949 Western Polit. Q. 2 397 Such standards do not in any way exercise prior restraint over the licensee's freedom to select specific programs. 1997 A. Barnett This Time 20 The media..should feel it has a duty to investigate and report wrongdoing, therefore there must be no prior restraint on it of any kind. < as lemmas |
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