freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

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Khalil's arrest sparked serious concerns among advocates and students, raising questions about the right to protest, freedom of speech, political advocacy, and immigration status. Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025 The First Amendment also protects the freedom of speech of individuals who are not American citizens, Hauss said. Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 14 Mar. 2025 Our Constitutional guarantees of freedom of speech — which vanish into thin air when negated by Gestapo-like tactics by our own government. Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Mar. 2025 The movie doesn’t show that his death led to an outpouring of on-line protest, deploring his silencing and demanding freedom of speech. Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 13 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for freedom of speech

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“Freedom of speech.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/freedom%20of%20speech. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

Legal Definition

freedom of speech

: the right to express information, ideas, and opinions free of government restrictions based on content and subject only to reasonable limitations (as the power of the government to avoid a clear and present danger) especially as guaranteed by the First and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution see also free speech compare censorship, prior restraint
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