freedom of speech

noun phrase

: the legal right to express one's opinions freely

Examples of freedom of speech in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The legal case, decided at an emergency hearing in a Los Angeles courthouse on Monday morning, was brought by an Iranian fan who said FIFA’s block impinged freedom of speech, but the judge rejected that argument. —Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 16 June 2026

Without ever using the words, this House of the Dragon season evokes all-too-real fears about police funding, abridgment of freedom of speech and the insidiousness of theocratic rule. —Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 15 June 2026

The seeming endorsement by the ADA of the current administration’s approach to science and of its attacks on freedom of speech is unconscionable. —Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 11 June 2026

The second floor also features a kid-friendly and interactive section on the basics of American democracy — the separation of powers, freedom of speech (including book bans), and voting rights. —A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026

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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