Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

prior restraint

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.61 in modern English

Syllables
pri-or re-straint
IPA
16
Scrabble Score
14
Letters
3
Syllables
9
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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).

Inflected Forms

prior restraints (plural) prior censorship (alternative) pre-publication censorship (alternative)

Questions

What does prior restraint mean?
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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