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PRONUNCIATION OF OVERBROAD

overbroad  [ˌəʊvəˈbrɔːd] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF OVERBROAD

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Overbroad is an adjective.
The adjective is the word that accompanies the noun to determine or qualify it.

WHAT DOES OVERBROAD MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of overbroad in the English dictionary

The definition of overbroad in the dictionary is not specific enough. Other definition of overbroad is too strong or pronounced.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH OVERBROAD


abroad
əˈbrɔːd
accord
əˈkɔːd
afford
əˈfɔːd
antifraud
ˌæntɪˈfrɔːd
award
əˈwɔːd
billboard
ˈbɪlˌbɔːd
board
bɔːd
bored
bɔːd
broad
brɔːd
Claude
klɔːd
cord
kɔːd
defraud
dɪˈfrɔːd
ford
fɔːd
fraud
frɔːd
keyboard
ˈkiːˌbɔːd
lord
lɔːd
maraud
məˈrɔːd
record
ˈrɛkɔːd
sword
sɔːd
ward
wɔːd

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE OVERBROAD

overbought
overbound
overbrake
overbreathing
overbred
overbreed
overbridge
overbrief
overbright
overbrim
overbrow
overbrowse
overbrutal
overbuild
overbuilt
overbulk
overburden
overburdened
overburdensome
overburn

WORDS THAT END LIKE OVERBROAD

A road
approach road
country road
crossroad
dirt road
high road
hit the road
knight of the road
link road
main road
middle-of-the-road
off-road
on the road
railroad
relief road
ring road
road
take the road
the end of the road
to take the high road

Synonyms and antonyms of overbroad in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «overbroad» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF OVERBROAD

Find out the translation of overbroad to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of overbroad from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «overbroad» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

过于宽泛
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

overbroad
570 millions of speakers

English

overbroad
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

overbroad
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

الفضفاضة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

за борт
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

overbroad
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

overbroad
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

trop large
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Overbroad
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

übermäßig breit
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

広過ぎる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지나치게 광범위
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Overbroad
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

overbroad
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

overbroad
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

ओवरबाड
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Çok geniş
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

overbroad
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

zbyt szeroko
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

за борт
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

overbroad
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

overbroad
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

overbroad
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

alltför vid
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

broad
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of overbroad

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBROAD»

The term «overbroad» is regularly used and occupies the 101.363 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «OVERBROAD» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «overbroad» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «overbroad» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about overbroad

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «OVERBROAD»

Discover the use of overbroad in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to overbroad and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
A Dictionary of Modern Legal Usage
Overly is almost always unnecessary because over- may be prefixed at will: overbroad, overrefined, overop- timistic, overripe, etc.; when it is not unnecessary , it is merely ugly. Some usage authorities consider overly semiliterate, although the ...
Bryan A. Garner, 2001
2
Freedom of Speech: A Reference Guide to the United States ...
A vague law, like an overbroad statute, signals that the legislature has not carefully considered the free speech values it has jeopardized by its enactment. And because vague statutes leave the boundaries between lawful and unlawful ...
Keith Werhan, 2004
3
Juvenile Justice: A Text/Reader
City of San Diego, 1 997 WL304747 (Ninth Circuit, 1997) First, Fourteenth Amendments, vagueness First, Fourteenth Amendments, right to travel, vagueness, overbroad First, Fourteenth Amendments, overbroad First, Fourth, Fifth Amendments ...
Richard Lawrence, Craig Hemmens, 2008
4
Electronic Evidence and Discovery: What Every Lawyer Should ...
3, 2007) (denying motion to compel as discovery requests were overbroad and unduly burdensome, noting requesting party no more entitled to the producing party's ESI than to an entire warehouse storing paper documents); State ex rel.
Michele C. S. Lange, Kristin M. Nimsger, 2009
5
A Practical Companion to the Constitution: How the Supreme ...
But because the law under which they were charged is overbroad — that is, because it condemns activities protected by the Constitution — the Court would strike it down because of its CHILLING EFFECT. The overbreadth doctrine says that ...
Jethro Koller Lieberman, 1999
6
Criminal Law
Statutes challenged on grounds of vagueness frequently are simultaneously alleged to be unconstitutionally “overbroad.” Although they are related in certain respects, the vices of vagueness and overbreadth are conceptually distinct.
Associate Professor Criminal Justice Program Washington State University Spokane David C Brody, David C. Brody, Distinguished Teaching Professor School of Criminal Justice University at Albany New York James R Acker, 2011
7
The Ethics of Deference: Learning from Law's Morals
promote a particular purpose (e.g., speed limits that attempt to balance concerns for safety, fuel conservation, and quick transit), must inevitably be overbroad in application. Whether this inevitable overbreadth is a logical feature of rules (a rule ...
Philip Soper, 2002
8
The Psychology and Law of Criminal Justice Processes
Finally, we turn to petitioner's contention that the challenged nonstatutory factors were overbroad. An aggravating factor can be overbroad if the sentencing jury " fairly could conclude that an aggravating circumstance applies to every defendant ...
Roger J. R. Levesque, 2006
9
Decisions and Orders of the National Labor Relations Board
Further, having found that the Respondent unlawfully discharged Jamison Dupuy pursuant to the overbroad confidentiality rule, we shall order the Respondent to offer him reinstatement to his former job or, if that job no longer exists, to a ...
National Labor Relations Board (U S ), 2009
10
Kennedy Homes: An American Tragedy
Objection; vague, overbroad as to scope and time frame, irrelevant to Plaintiffs claim, burdensome, not likely to lead to the discovery of admissible evidence, and encompasses documents protected by the attorney/client privilege and/or work ...
Pierce Kelley, 2009

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «OVERBROAD»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term overbroad is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Texas headlines
The media organizations' brief argues the order is unconstitutionally vague and overbroad. BLUE BELL-TRIAL RUN. Blue Bell begins trial ... «MyFox Houston, Jul 15»
2
Appeals Court Dismisses One of Two Charges Against Perry
The Third Court of Appeals in Austin struck down the entire coercion of a public servant statute as unconstitutional after finding it so overbroad ... «Texas Lawyer, Jul 15»
3
What is Twitter, Facebook obligation to aid in terror fight?
But tech giants like Twitter, Yahoo, Facebook, and Google are bristling at the proposed rules, saying they are overbroad and may actually hurt ... «Christian Science Monitor, Jul 15»
4
Defective construction can be a covered occurrence in New Jersey …
... hold that defective construction cannot constitute an occurrence resulting in some 'regrettably overbroad' generalizations about CGL policies. «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Sex over the internet with remote-controlled dildos could be ruined …
It's an issue because patent trolls can buy the overbroad patents and sue people for infringing. There's already a huge list of companies which ... «Metro, Jul 15»
6
DMCA Compliance Requires Removal Of Infringing Materials And …
eBay challenged Rosen's subpoena, claiming that the subpoena was overbroad and invalid because no allegedly infringing material existed ... «Mondaq News Alerts, Jul 15»
7
Public Knowledge Letter to Ambassador Froman on Trans Pacific …
Overbroad intellectual property protections create a minefield of liability through which no consumer, no matter how savvy, can reasonably be ... «International IP and the Public Interest, Jul 15»
8
House votes to punish sanctuary cities
Overbroad immigration enforcement undermines safety for all,” they wrote in a letter to lawmakers Thursday. “When immigrant residents can ... «The Hill, Jul 15»
9
HomeWhy U. of California Should Dump 'Three D' Definition of Anti …
... mainstream is on this issue. Yes to defining, no to this definition. Why? Because the “Three Ds” are overbroad in practice and on principle. «Forward, Jul 15»
10
Overnight Tech: Setback for net neutrality advocates
... how much companies like Comcast can charge customers for Internet service, advocates are concerned that the provision is overbroad. «The Hill, Jul 15»

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