(US, legal) The excessive broadness of a statute that, in proscribing unprotected activity, also proscribes protected activity.
(US, legal) The excessive broadness of a statute that, in proscribing unprotected activity, also proscribes protected activity.
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(ambitransitive) To reach above or beyond, especially to an excessive degree.
(ambitransitive, figuratively) To do something beyond an appropriate limit, or beyond one's ability; to overextend.
The state of surpassing or going beyond a limit; the state of being beyond sufficiency, necessity, or duty; more than what is usual or proper.
(transitive) To exceed, overstep, or transcend a limit, threshold, or goal.
(chiefly, US, law) a broad interpretation of the Constitution, especially one strays from literal, textualist meaning and adapts to evolving circumstances.