5.16.2008

NARROWLY TAILORED / BROADLY DRAFTED

Narrowly tailored (adjective) = to carefully draft laws or craft policies to address only the objective sought without impinging on other rights such as freedom of speech, and commerce generally. "The legislation must be narrowly tailored to protect minority rights, without placing too great a burden on businesses."

Broadly drafted: "The proposed legislation was so broadly drafted that activities which did not present a risk to national security were inadvertently brought into the regulatory framework."

Related words and concepts
Tailor-made (adjective) - drafted to meet the specific needs of a particular party. "The supply contract was tailor-made to meet the manufacturer's need for short lead times and off-site storage."

Fonte: Translegal