A governmental restriction on speech or publication before its actual expression. • Prior restraints violate the First Amendment unless the speech is obscene, is defamatory, or creates a clear and present danger to society. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90(3). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 502, 542, 546–550.]
prior restraint. A governmental restriction on speech or publication before its actual expression. • Prior restraints violate the First Amendment unless the speech is obscene, is defamatory, or creates a clear and present danger to society. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90(3). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 502, 542, 546–550.] “The legal doctrine of prior restraint (or formal
prior restraint 〈美〉先行制止 指在言论实际发表前政府官员即对其言论或公开予以限制的制度。美国宪法第一条修正案规定不得剥夺公民的言论自由。先行制止的办法冒极大的违宪风险，政府必须负责证明其必要性。先行制止只有三种情况才被认可，即：对国家构成「明显的、现实的危险」，侵犯个人隐私或淫秽出版物。 (→censor; censorship)
restraint, n. 1. Confinement, abridgment, or limitation (a restraint on the freedom of speech). See PRIOR RESTRAINT. 2. Prohibition of action; holding back (the victim’s family exercised no restraint — they told the suspect exactly what they thought of him). 3. RESTRAINT OF TRADE. 4. FORFEITURE RESTRAINT.
freedom of the press. The right to print and publish materials without governmental intervention, as guaranteed by the First Amendment. — Also termed liberty of the press. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90.1(8). C.J.S. Constitutional Law §§ 552, 554, 562–565, 597–598, 603–604.] “ ‘Freedom of the press’ has less significance than meets the eye. It is true,
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先行制止 英语：prior restraint (US) 法语：restrictions avant publication 德语：Beschränkung (bes. bei Presse-, Redefreiheit) 意大利语：proibizione/restrizione anteriore, precedente la pubblicazione 西班牙语：prohibición anterior (prensa, expresión)