overbroad

overbroad
over·broad /ˌō-vər-'brȯd/ adj: not sufficiently restricted to a specific subject or purpose
an overbroad search; esp: characterized by a prohibition or chilling effect on constitutionally protected conduct
an overbroad statute compare vague

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

overbroad
adj.
Used to describe a statute that covers too many situations, i.e., that, while legitimately forbidding certain conduct, inadvertently also prohibits constitutionally protected activities.
n.
overbreadth See also void, vague

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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