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pure speech
noun
Legal Definition of pure speech
: the communication of ideas through spoken or written words or through conduct limited in form to that necessary to convey the idea — compare commercial speech, symbolic speech
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Additional Notes on pure speech
Pure speech is accorded the highest degree of protection under the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution.
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