freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

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The gap between freedom of speech and the press in Hong Kong and mainland China, where the ruling Communist Party bans public dissent, has grown much smaller. Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 10 Feb. 2026 Money talks, the court said, with all the freedom of speech afforded by the First Amendment. Orlando Sentinel, The Orlando Sentinel, 5 Feb. 2026 The report argues that immigration enforcement has infringed upon freedom of speech, noting that immigrant university students were detained by federal agents for protesting in favor of Palestinian issues. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 4 Feb. 2026 Experts pointed to other elements of the unrest in Minnesota that involve freedom of speech. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026 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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