Constitutional law vague

According to the principles of legality, if a law is vague, or overbroad, respectively, it is not a valid law.
A law must be clear enough to be understood and must also be precise enough that it only applies to activities connected to the law's purpose.
Vague means hazy, uncertain, or imprecise.
Used in reference to words — especially sentences and paragraphs — that are not clearly expressed.
A criminal statute is void for vagueness if it is so vague that it fails to give a person fair notice of what conduct is prohibited or required.

1) A constitutional rule that requires criminal laws to state explicitly and definitely what conduct is punishable. Criminal laws that violate this

Vagueness doctrine rests on the due process clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. By requiring fair notice of what is

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Vagueness is a problem in semantics, metaphysics and philosophical logic.

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