- prior restraint
- noun Date: 1951 governmental prohibition imposed on expression before the expression actually takes place
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
prior restraint
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prior — pri·or / prī ər/ adj 1: earlier in time or order 2: taking precedence (as in importance) a prior lien Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
