# Prior review

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**Prior review** occurs when executive persons read and review materials before they have been made available to the [public](/source/General_public).

Prior review is distinct from [prior restraint](/source/Prior_restraint),[1] the government prohibition of speech in advance of its publication.

## References

1. Lehman, Jeffrey & Phelps, Shirelle (2005). *West's Encyclopedia of American Law, Vol. 8*. 2 ed. Detroit: Thomson/Gale. p. 152. ISBN 9780787663742.

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