overbroad

[oh-ver-brawd]

adjective

1. too broad, general, or far-reaching; lacking specificity in application or wording.

Example Sentences

But when states act independently, they risk creating a patchwork of economically damaging and overbroad restrictions.

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Though Lincoln quickly overruled the order as overbroad, he did not, according to Ms. Nadell, object in principle “to expelling ‘traitors and Jew peddlers.’”

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Mr. Galston is correct that Congress could revise many overbroad statutes.

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To request a green card, for example, a noncitizen completes a 24-page application that contains roughly 100 questions, many of which are confusing, ambiguous, and/or overbroad.

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The plan immediately drew heat as being overbroad, potentially discriminatory, or unlawful.

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