On applications for employment, is it normal for you to put a check on the “Do Not Contact Employer” box?

The past few places I've worked at don't have the best kind of environments to work in, so I'm not keen on the idea of a prospective employer talking about my work when we didn't get along much. Is this okay to do?

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