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Vague

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A quick definition of Vague:

Term: Vague

Definition: When words are not clear and are hard to understand, they are called vague. This can be a problem when it comes to laws because if a law is too vague, people might not know what they are supposed to do or not do. If a law is too vague, it might not be fair to punish someone for breaking it.

Illustrative caselaw: Skilling v. United States, 130 S.Ct. 2896 (2010).

See also: Criminal procedure, Civil procedure, Due process

A more thorough explanation:

Definition: Not clearly expressed or defined; uncertain or imprecise.

When someone uses vague language, it can be hard to understand what they mean. For example, if someone says "I'll meet you later," but doesn't say where or when, that's a vague statement. It's not clear what they mean or what they want to do.

In the legal world, a law can be considered vague if it's not clear what behavior is allowed or prohibited. This can be a problem because people need to know what the law says in order to follow it. If a law is too vague, it can lead to confusion and unfair treatment.

For example, imagine a law that says "It's illegal to be annoying." That's a vague law because it's not clear what behavior is considered annoying. One person might find something annoying, while another person might not. This could lead to arbitrary enforcement of the law, which is not fair.

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We sharing Goodreads on here?
1a2b3c4d26z
19:43
jurassic park unironically good
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19:43
crime and punishment top 1
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im okay with being called basic for that one
2big2fail
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im gatekeeping my current book
Dkk
19:44
@2big2fail: looks like an Aristotle wannabe.
2big2fail
19:44
whatever. im just reading the financial times
1a2b3c4d26z
19:44
ft goated
concorde
19:45
I hate Dostoevsky
2big2fail
19:45
studying cloud computing, not the cloud of unknowing
babycat
19:45
@1a2b3c4d26z: serotonin is my fave houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:45
chefs kiss mwah
2big2fail
19:45
i honestly dont understand why people like houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:45
I'll try to describe how I feel about him
2big2fail
19:46
my favorite french authors are balzac and proust, as basic as that is
1a2b3c4d26z
19:46
basically I read his book and the whole time I read it I liked it so I finished it and I said hm I liked that book written by the author houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:46
balzac hahaha
2big2fail
19:46
lost illusions is goated
does it take longer to hear back if u applied to scholarships for schools like ucla???
Dkk
19:47
For Houellebecq I have only read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomised
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
you guys should read averroes
also do we think ucla wont do a wave tmw cuz they did a tiny one tonight, can schools do 2 days ina. row
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
perhaps read the incoherence of philosophy first and then read averroes’ response: “the incoherence of the incoherence”
2big2fail
19:47
@Dkk: i read that one. just thought it was boring and not really in touch with reality
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
SPLITTY usually they’re Friday!
Dkk
19:48
@2big2fail: I agree.
HUH then what the heck is this wave tonight ab are they tryna give us an attack???
babycat
19:49
@texaslawhopefully: don’t really remember it but my ibooks library says i read it in 2020. that whole year is a haze.
Dkk
19:51
My favorite book though, The Good Morty: https://archive.org/details/TheGoodMorty
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