LEGISLATIVE OVERKILL
\lˈɛd͡ʒɪslətˌɪv ˌə͡ʊvəkˈɪl], \lˈɛdʒɪslətˌɪv ˌəʊvəkˈɪl], \l_ˈɛ_dʒ_ɪ_s_l_ə_t_ˌɪ_v ˌəʊ_v_ə_k_ˈɪ_l]\
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Enacting additional necessary restrictions instead of closing or preventing loophole abuse, as intended. For example, instead of changing one law to include everyone originally intended, the legislature enacts an unnecessary law to prevent discrimination of the group missed in the previous law.
By Henry Campbell Black
Word of the day
Snake's-head
- Guinea-hen flower; -- so called in England because its spotted petals resemble the scales of a snake's head.