In very limited cases, the courts may impose a limit on publication before certain material has actually been published, based on the argument that the material will be libelous if published. This order not to publish is called

a. judicial censorship.
b. cease and desist.
c. prior restraint.
d. judicial discretion.
e. libel diversion.


ANS: C

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