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prior restraint
noun
Examples of prior restraint in a Sentence
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Word History
1833, in the meaning defined above
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“Prior restraint.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/prior%20restraint. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
Legal Definition
prior restraint
nounNote: In New York Times Co. v. United States, the U.S. Supreme Court restated its position that “any system of prior restraints” bears “a heavy presumption against constitutional validity” and that the government “carries a heavy burden of showing justification for the imposition of such a restraint.”
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