free speech
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free speech
- /fɹiː ˈspiːtʃ/
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Freedom of speech; the ability or right to express one's opinions, particularly (strictly) the legal right to do so without the government forbidding it via laws, but also (loosely) the ability to do so without facing social repercussions, or one's employer firing one for it, or social media sites not hosting it on their platforms, etc.
The most stringent protection of free speech would not protect a man in falsely shouting fire in a theater and causing a panic.
Similar: freedom of speech
- Speech which is protected by this right; public expression of one's opinions that is, or merits being, protected from restraint or censorship. […] shouting fire-panic-in-theatre is not free speech at all. It is an explosive, deadly action.
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noun the right to express an opinion in public (freedom of speech)
| Español | libertad de expresión, libertad de palabra |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 표현의 자유 pyohyeonui jayu |
| 日本語 | 言論の自由 genron-no jiyū |
| 中文 | 言論自由 /言论自由 yánlùnzìyóu |
| हिन्दी | अभिव्यक्ति की स्वतंत्रता abhivyakti kī svatantratā |
| Kiswahili | uhuru wa maoni |
| Português | liberdade de expressão |
| Français | liberté d'expression |
| Deutsch | freie Meinungsäußerung, Redefreiheit |
| Italiano | libertà di parola |
| Ελληνικά | ελευθερία έκφρασης elefthería ékfrasis |
| Română | libertatea cuvântului |
| Русский | свобо́да сло́ва svobóda slóva |
| Tiếng Việt | tự do ngôn luận |
| العربية | حُرِّيَّة اَلتَّعْبِير ḥurriyyat at-taʕbīr, حُرِّيَّة الْكَلَام |
| עברית | חופש הביטוי |
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title = {free speech},
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