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

In 1989, the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia ruled that the Mexico City Policy didn't violate constitutional rights to freedom of speech after the government was sued by the DKT Memorial Fund. —Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 26 Jan. 2025

This tension also intersects with freedom of speech in countries with strict hate speech laws, such as Germany and France. —London Business School, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025

World Economic Forum: ‘Extreme’ right wing views not protected under free speech, Olaf Scholz says Robby Soave and Niall Stanage weigh in on the discussion over freedom of speech that took place at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. —The Hill, 22 Jan. 2025

In 1977, the Supreme Court ruled such bans to be an unconstitutional restriction on freedom of speech. —Mark Hillman, The Denver Post, 17 Jan. 2025

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