overbroad
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7.4
- adjective
- /ˌoʊvərˈbrɔːd/
- Jargon
:
demasiado amplio
- Second, the policy was overbroad; it "swept within its scope" a significant amount of "verbal conduct" that was protected by the First Amendment.
- unconstitutionally overbroad
- vague and overbroad
Non compete clauses cannot be overbroad and against public policy.
- Non compete clauses cannot be overbroad and against public policy.
- I think the way that the US government handled COVID was overbroad and, you know, really suppressed people's basic liberties.
- The the language is so overbroad and so problematic for me that it almost doesn't sound like it's coming from anywhere other than a third world country.
Examples
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Many critics argue that the policy is overbroad, affecting people who should be exempt from its rules.
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The Court concluded that because the commission's order was overbroad, the ban violated the First Amendment.
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Non compete clauses cannot be overbroad and against public policy.
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First, it was overbroad, punishing words that were merely offensive.
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Finally, the new regulations are not unconstitutionally overbroad.
Academic text (1996) -
A federal court found the code to be unconstitutional in that it was both vague and overbroad.
Academic text (1993) -
236 reporting statutes are commonly criticized as unclear and overbroad.
Academic text (1992) -
49. The Court also found that the provisions were facially overbroad and would create an unacceptable chilling effect upon the speech of adults using the Internet.
Academic text (2002) -
Judge Lavenski R. Smith called that part of section 526(a)(4) "unconstitutionally overbroad" and a violation of the First Amendment.
Academic text (2009) -
The Supreme Court has erected a bulwark of associational and communicative protections to curtail the government from stifling debate through overbroad regulations.
Academic text (2017)
Synonyms
Saying something in a way that is too broad and misses important details
Applying to more people or things than needed for a purpose
Antonyms
How Broad
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word overbroad is built from the parts over- meaning 'too much' and broad meaning 'wide' or 'general'. So an overbroad rule or statement is 'too wide' and covers more than it should.