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shout fire in a crowded theater

shout fire in a crowded theater verb: to say something which is not protected by the First Amendment's right to freedom of speech because it would incite violence, panic or lawlessness.

Verb

shout fire in a crowded theater (third-person singular simple present shouts fire in a crowded theater, present participle shouting fire in a crowded theater, simple past and past participle shouted fire in a crowded theater)

  1. (idiomatic) To say something which is not protected by the First Amendment's right to freedom of speech because it would incite violence, panic or lawlessness.

shout fire in a crowded theater meaning in Bengali

shout fire in a crowded theater in Bengali

আতঙ্ক, অরাজকতা উসকে দিতে পারে

Forms of shout fire in a crowded theater

third-person singular presentshouts fire in a crowded theater
present participleshouting fire in a crowded theater
past participleshouted fire in a crowded theater
pastshouted fire in a crowded theater

Questions about shout fire in a crowded theater

What does shout fire in a crowded theater mean?
Shout fire in a crowded theater means to say something which is not protected by the First Amendment's right to freedom of speech because it would incite violence, panic or lawlessness.
What is shout fire in a crowded theater in Bengali?
Shout fire in a crowded theater in Bengali is আতঙ্ক, অরাজকতা উসকে দিতে পারে. See Shout fire in a crowded theater meaning in Bengali.
What part of speech is shout fire in a crowded theater?
Shout fire in a crowded theater is a verb.
What is the past tense of shout fire in a crowded theater?
The past tense of shout fire in a crowded theater is shouted fire in a crowded theater.

Words near shout fire in a crowded theater in the dictionary

  1. shouse
  2. shouses
  3. Shouson Hill
  4. shout
  5. shout down
  6. shout fire in a crowded theater
  7. shout from the rooftops
  8. shout out
  9. shout the odds
  10. shout-out
  11. shout-outs

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