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Meaning of open-textured | Babel Free

Adjective CEFR C1

Definitions

  1. porous
  2. evading a precise or holistic definition
  3. subject to constant attempts at ascribing a meaning, due to a legal rule's vagueness or multiple interpretations

Examples

“Lacking any clear textual or historical definition of its own, the phrase "probable cause" is every bit as open-textured as these other terms of art and is every bit in need of sound analytical and doctrinal exposition.”

CEFR level

C1
Advanced
This word is part of the CEFR C1 vocabulary — advanced level.

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