the highest or most intense point in the development or resolution of something; culmination: His career reached its climax when he was elected president. 2. (in a dramatic or literary work) a decisive moment that is of maximum intensity or is a major turning point in a plot. 3. Rhetoric. a figure consisting of a series of related ideas so arranged that each surpasses the preceding in force or intensity.
Definition of freedom of speech. : the legal right to express one's opinions freely.
Free speech in America ends when what you are saying is illegal. Something that is threatening or dangerous is illegal, like screaming Fire! in a crowded theatre. The limitsâ¦ of free speech are defined by the government. For example, under Mao, speaking against the government was punishable by death.