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Prior restraint

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-003902

Governmental action that prohibits speech or expression before it takes place. This is a severe form of censorship and is generally presumed to be unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Courts impose a heavy burden on the government to justify any prior restraint, requiring proof that the speech would cause direct, immediate, and irreparable harm.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-003902
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-003902",
  "term": "Prior restraint",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Governmental action that prohibits speech or expression before it takes place. This is a severe form of censorship and is generally presumed to be unconstitutional under the First Amendment. Courts impose a heavy burden on the government to justify any prior restraint, requiring proof that the speech would cause direct, immediate, and irreparable harm.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/prior-restraint/"
}

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