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Legal Dictionary of Pakistan

Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.

vagueness doctrine

Constitutional law. The doctrine - based on the Due Process Clause -requiring that a criminal statute state explicitly and definitely what acts are prohibited, so as to provide fair warning and preclude arbitrary enforcement. - Also termed void-for-vagueness doctrine. Cf. OVERBREADTH DOCTRINE.

void-for-vagueness doctrine

See VAGUENES; DOCTRINE; void for vagueness under VOID.