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freedom of speech
(redirected from Freedom of speech and expression)

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Noun1.freedom of speech - a civil right guaranteed by the First Amendment to the US Constitution
civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"


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This was despite the fact that the court had earlier ruled that the practice was in violation of the fundamental rights to equality and freedom of speech and expression.
Aa "Yale and Yale University Press are deeply committed to freedom of speech and expression, so the issues raised here were difficult," the statement said.
Deploring the ban of the book, Singh has already said that books are a medium of expression in the country, and professed the right to freedom of speech and expression.
 
 
 
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