unconstitutionally vague statute
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From 373 U.S. 284 - Wright v. State of Georgia · 1963Most cited · 410 citing opinions
a generally worded statute which is construed to punish conduct which cannot constitutionally be punished is unconstitutionally vague to the extent that it fails to give adequate warning of the boundary between the constitutionally permissible and constitutionally impermissible applications of the statute