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fatally vague statute

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Definitions from Case Law

United States Supreme Court

A statute is fatally vague only when it exposes a potential actor to some risk or detriment without giving him fair warning of the nature of the proscribed conduct.

Defined by the Supreme Court in - Rowan v. United States Post Office Department, 397 U.S. 728 (1970).