Beyond the political purpose of free speech, the First Amendment provides American people with a marketplace of ideas.. Rather than having the government establish and dictate the truth, freedom of speech enables the truth to emerge from diverse opinions.
cerclage. [ 1 serklÄzhâ²] 2  1 an orthopedic procedure in which the ends of an oblique bone fracture or the chips of a broken patella are bound together with a wire loop or a metal band to hold them in position until healed.
1. any of several Old World coniferous trees of the genus Cedrus, having wide, spreading branches. 2. other coniferous trees that resemble the true cedar. 3. the fragrant wood of any of these trees, used in furniture and as a moth repellent.