free speech

noun2

1. •
   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. — 1929
2. •
   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. — 1963