CLEAR AND PRESENT DANGER
\klˈi͡əɹ and pɹˈɛzənt dˈe͡ɪnd͡ʒə], \klˈiəɹ and pɹˈɛzənt dˈeɪndʒə], \k_l_ˈiə_ɹ a_n_d p_ɹ_ˈɛ_z_ə_n_t d_ˈeɪ_n_dʒ_ə]\
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a standard for judging when freedom of speech can be abridged; "no one has a right to shout `fire' in a crowded theater when there is no fire because such an action would pose a clear and present danger to public safety"
By Princeton University
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basidiomycota
- comprises fungi bearing the spores on basidium: Gasteromycetes (puffballs); Tiliomycetes (comprising orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts)); Hymenomycetes (mushrooms; toadstools; agarics; bracket fungi); in some classification systems considered a division of kingdom comprises fungi bearing spores on a basidium; includes Gasteromycetes (puffballs) Tiliomycetes comprising the orders Ustilaginales (smuts) and Uredinales (rusts) Hymenomycetes (mushrooms, toadstools, agarics bracket fungi).