prior restraint

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noun

a court order banning publication of unpublished material.

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Origin of prior restraint

First recorded in 1970–75

Words nearby prior restraint

prioritize, priority, priority mail, prior lien, prior probability, prior restraint, priory, Pripet, Pripet Marshes, prisage, Priscian

How to use prior restraint in a sentence

He was one of few outspoken activists in Syria prior to the uprising that took a place in March of 2011.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015|Movements.Org|December 25, 2014|DAILY BEAST
In fact, he was in contact with Lansky prior to converging from the hillside onto the streets of Havana.
Will Hyman Roth Return to Havana With Normalized Relations?|John L. Smith|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
That gross abuse should be among the products of such all-prior-bets-are-off decision making is hardly surprising.
Why Did We Panic After 9/11 and Ignore All We Knew About Responding to Security Threats?|Deborah Pearlstein|December 18, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“In the months prior to that, when we started taking prisoners [in Afghanistan], we were improvising,” he said.
CIA Interrogation Chief: ‘Rectal Feeding,’ Broken Limbs Are News to Me|Kimberly Dozier|December 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST

The restraint is banned according to NYPD regulations but it is not illegal.
After No Indictment for Eric Garner Killer, Is NYC the Next Ferguson?|Jacob Siegel|December 3, 2014|DAILY BEAST
This system had been in full operation in both districts prior to the general application of the voluntary system.
Readings in Money and Banking|Chester Arthur Phillips
This is often of great advantage, as the strength of repose is expressed to a great degree in restraint of movement.
Expressive Voice Culture|Jessie Eldridge Southwick
Fifteen years prior to the commencement of our story, Dorothy had been found by farmer Rushmere on the wild common fronting them.
The World Before Them|Susanna Moodie
“This accompanied it,” said Winifred, with a restraint that might have warned her hearer of the passion it strove to conceal.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
A former chapter speaks of promises to pay certain savings by the use of Trevithick's inventions prior to his leaving for America.
Life of Richard Trevithick, Volume II (of 2)|Francis Trevithick