prior restraint (English, noun)
expansion: prior restraint (plural prior restraints)
Senses:
topics: law
glosses: 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).
Forms:
form: prior restraints
tags: plural
form: prior censorship
tags: alternative
form: pre-publication censorship
tags: alternative