symbolic speech

symbolic speech Conduct that expresses opinions or thoughts, such as a hunger strike or the wearing of a black armband. ? Symbolic speech does not enjoy the same constitutional protection that pure speech does. ¡ª Also termed speech-plus. Cf. pure speech. [Cases: Constitutional Law 90.1(1). C.J.S. Constitutional Law ¡ì¡ì 461, 501¨C503, 539¨C543, 548¨C554, 561, 565, […]