Definition
A constitutional doctrine that invalidates laws that restrict substantially more speech or conduct than necessary to achieve the government's legitimate purpose. It allows facial challenges to laws that sweep too broadly, even if they could be applied constitutionally in some cases.
Etymology
From Old English 'ofer' (over, beyond) and 'braed' (breadth, width). The compound developed in 20th-century First Amendment jurisprudence to describe laws whose scope extends too far beyond their intended target, 'sweeping with too broad a brush.'
Kelly Says
The overbreadth doctrine creates a rare exception to normal standing rules, allowing someone whose own speech isn't protected to challenge a law because it might silence others! This reflects the special concern that overly broad laws create a 'chilling effect,' deterring protected speech even when not directly enforced, making the doctrine a crucial guardian of First Amendment freedoms.
Translations
AMአማርኛ
በጣም ワイド
be-tam wi-de
ARالعربية
مفرط في العرض
mu-far-tat fi al-a-d-rah
BNবাংলা
অতিরিক্ত প্রস্থ
o-ti-rik-ta pro-shth
CSČeština
příliš široký
pri-liš she-ro-ky
DADansk
for bred
for bred
DEDeutsch
zu breit
tsu bri-t
ELΕλληνικά
υπερβολικά πλατύ
iper-volika pla-ti
ESEspañol
exceso de amplitud
ex-ces-o de am-pli-tud
FAفارسی
너무 پهن
na-moo pe-han
FISuomi
liian leveä
li-ian le-veä
FRFrançais
trop large
trop la-rzh
HEעברית
רחב מדי
ra-hav me-di
HIहिन्दी
अधिक चौड़ाई
adhi-k chow-dai-ee
HUMagyar
túl széles
tool she-les
IDBahasa Indonesia
terlalu lebar
ter-lalu le-bar
IGIG
n'eche n'eche
n'e-che n'e-che
ITItaliano
eccessiva larghezza
ek-ces-si-va la-r-ghe-zza
KO한국어
너무 넓다
neo-mu neol-da
MRMR
अधिक रुंदी
adhi-k ru-ndi
MSBahasa Melayu
terlalu lebar
ter-lalu le-bar
MYမြန်မာ
ကျယ်လွယ်
kyay-le-we
NLNederlands
overbreed
oo-ver-breed
NONorsk
for bred
for bred
PLPolski
zbyt szeroki
zbyt she-ro-ki
PTPortuguês
excesso de largura
ex-ces-so de la-rgu-ra
RORomână
excesiv de lat
ek-ses-iv de lat
RUРусский
слишком широк
sli-shkom shi-rok
SVSvenska
överbredd
oo-ver-bred
SWKiswahili
kupi sana
ku-pi sa-na
TAதமிழ்
அதிக அகலம்
a-dhi-ka a-ka-lam
TEతెలుగు
అధిక వెడల్పు
a-dhi-ka ve-dal-pu
THไทย
กว้างเกินไป
kwang gern pai
TLTL
labis na malawak
la-bis na ma-la-wak
TRTürkçe
aşırı geniş
a-shi-ri gen-ish
UKУкраїнська
занадто широкий
za-na-d-to she-ro-ky
URاردو
زیادہ چوڑائی
zee-a-da chow-rai
VITiếng Việt
quá rộng
qua rong
ZH中文
过于宽广
oo-yu kuan-guang
ZUZU
ngaphandle kwesibhedlela
ngaphan-dle kwesibhedle-la