protected speech

collocation in English

meaningsofprotectedandspeech

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protected
adjective
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/prəˈtek.tɪd/us
/prəˈtek.tɪd/
a protected area or animal is affected by laws that prevent it ...
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speech
noun
uk
/spiːtʃ/us
/spiːtʃ/
the ability to talk, the activity of talking, or a piece of ...
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(Definition ofprotectedandspeechfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The defense contends that the child's actions wereprotectedspeech, and that the state law is unconstitutional.
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The law was found to be unconstitutional because it would hinderprotectedspeechamong adults.
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This case was seen as a victory for proponents of a less strict definition of the first amendment andprotectedspeech.
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Adults engaged in otherwise constitutionallyprotectedspeechcould therefore become criminally liable under the statute, simply because the material posted was viewed by a minor.
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He managed to escape the lawyers because parody isprotectedspeech.
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First, the plaintiff must prove that the activity they were allegedly disciplined for was indeedprotectedspeech.
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That said, "true" threats are not considered to beprotectedspeech.
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The court decided that because these employees were workers for the state, their study was not a form ofprotectedspeech.
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Traditionally, however, if the speech did not fall within one of the above categorical exceptions, it wasprotectedspeech.
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Zadora won dismissal of the lawsuit, with it being ruled that her statements fell underprotectedspeech.
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They denied she had been engaging inprotectedspeech, and that even if it were, she would still have been fired for undermining the hospital administration.
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