freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

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This was followed by freedom of speech (62%), religious freedom (61%), entertainment (60%), women’s rights (52%) and scientific innovation (51%). Brendan Rascius july 11, Miami Herald, 11 July 2025 These things can be weathered so long as Americans retain our reverence for freedom of speech. Bruce Yandle, Twin Cities, 10 July 2025 The court cited the First Amendment (freedom of speech), the Fourth Amendment (protection against unlawful search and seizure), and the Fourteenth Amendment (due process and equal protection). Ashley Fredde, Idaho Statesman, 27 June 2025 The freedom of speech, ideas, and participation in civic life must therefore be protected and preserved—and not for a powerful few, but for all. MSNBC Newsweek, 9 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for freedom of speech

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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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