Open-textured
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Open-textured is an adjective meaning (philosophy) evading a precise or holistic definition.
Meaning
(philosophy) evading a precise or holistic definition.
More Meanings
- (law) subject to constant attempts at ascribing a meaning, due to a legal rule's vagueness or multiple interpretations
Example Sentences
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.
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