overbroad
Americanadjective
Example Sentences
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Mr. Galston is correct that Congress could revise many overbroad statutes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 16, 2025
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.
From Slate ● Sep. 15, 2025
The report, entitled A Sense of Terror Stronger than a Bullet: The Closing of North Korea 2018-2023, describes the "overbroad, excessive, and unnecessary measures during the Covid-19 pandemic".
From BBC ● Mar. 7, 2024
The search warrant in this case was “significantly overbroad, improperly intrusive and possibly in violation of federal law,” the Reporters Committee said in a letter to Cody that was signed by dozens of news organizations.
From Seattle Times ● Aug. 14, 2023
The Constitution gives significant protection from overbroad laws that chill speech within the First Amendment's vast and privileged sphere.
From Children's Internet Protection Act (CIPA) Ruling by United States District Court For The Eastern District Of Pennsylvania
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