prior restraint
noun
a court order banning publication of unpublished material.
Origin of prior restraint
1First recorded in 1970–75
Words Nearby prior restraint
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How to use prior restraint in a sentence
Those are three incidents of prior restraint before you can do the expression.
Paul Cambria, the Porn Industry’s Go-To Lawyer, Takes On Measure B | Richard Abowitz | January 20, 2013 | THE DAILY BEASTBritain has official secrets, prior restraint, anti-blasphemy and notoriously lax libel laws.
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