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21void–for–vagueness doctrine — n: a doctrine requiring that a penal statute define a criminal offense with sufficient definiteness that ordinary people can understand what conduct is prohibited and in a manner that does not encourage arbitrary and discriminatory enforcement ◇… …
22Achieving Vagueness — Infobox Album Name = Achieving Vagueness Type = Album Artist = The Flaws Released = September 14, 2007 Recorded = 2006 2007 Genre = Indie rock Length = 38:08 Label = Arrivals Records Producer = Gareth Mannix Reviews = * The Irish Times (4/5) *… …
23void for vagueness doctrine — A doctrine derived from the Due Process Clauses of the Fifth and Fourteenth Amendments to the U.S. Constitution that requires criminal laws to be drafted in language that is clear enough for the average person to comprehend. Dictionary from West… …
24Kit Fine — (born March 26, 1946) is Silver Professor of Philosophy at New York University. He previously taught for several years at UCLA. The author of several books and dozens of articles in international academic journals, he has made notable… …
25R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society — SCCInfoBox case name=R. v. Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society full case name=Nova Scotia Pharmaceutical Society, Pharmacy Association of Nova Scotia, Lawtons Drug Stores Limited, William H. Richardson, Empire Drugstores Limited, Woodlawn Pharmacy …
26Roy Sorensen — is a professor of philosophy at Dartmouth College in Hannover, NH.An Argument for the Vagueness of Vague (1985)In his article An Argument for the Vagueness of Vague [Analysis, Vol. 45, No. 3 (Jun., 1985), pp. 134 137 Published by: Blackwell… …
27Virgil Aldrich — Virgil Charles Aldrich, (born on September 13 1903, in Narsinghpur, India died May 281998, in Salt Lake City, Utah), was an American philosopher of art, language, and religion.Early Life and EducationThe son of Floyd Clement Aldrich and his wife… …
28Philosophy of language — is the reasoned inquiry into the nature, origins, and usage of language. As a topic, the philosophy of language for Analytic Philosophers is concerned with four central problems: the nature of meaning, language use, language cognition, and the… …
29Sorites paradox — The Sorites paradox ( σωρός ( sōros ) being Greek for heap and σωρίτης ( sōritēs ) the adjective) is a paradox that arises from vague predicates. The paradox of the heap is an example of this paradox which arises when one considers a heap of sand …
30Colautti v. Franklin — Supreme Court of the United States Argued October 3, 1978 Decided January 9, 197 …
