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vague term

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vague
adjective
uk /veɪɡ/ us /veɪɡ/
not clearly expressed, known, described, ...
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term
noun
uk /tɜːm/ us /tɝːm/
the fixed period of time that something ...
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Examples of vague term


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Noteworthiness, however, is a vagueterm, which is difficult to pin down or defend.
Welfare itself is a vagueterm, meaning different things to different people over the years.
Downtown, as both authors acknowledge, is a vagueterm and a nebulous space.
Coherence is a vagueterm, covering such desiderata as power to unify, simplicity, harmony with other scientific theories, respect for continuity and tradition, and so on.
Assuming, probably erroneously, that the law could cabin the seemingly unconstrained reach of the vagueterm "mental abnormality," why any particular abnormality should excuse remains unexplained.
That in itself is a vagueterm which could mean all sorts of things to all sorts of people.
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I personally have always been much concerned about patients suffering from any form of mental illness classified by this very vagueterm "psychopathic".
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My only point is that it appears to he a very vagueterm.
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Consumers are scared because they have no idea what the vagueterm "permanent hair dyes" means.
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It is a vagueterm which raises far more questions than it answers.
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That is a definite physical point of time, whereas the question of delivery is a vagueterm which would often have to be interpreted.
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I think, therefore, that this vagueterm "people" will not do.
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It is a delightfully vagueterm in this particular connection.
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I assure her it is not a vagueterm to doctors.
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We take exception to the introduction of "mental health" as it is an exceedingly vagueterm.
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The word "kind" is an extremely vagueterm.
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I think that "broadly agreed" is a very vagueterm.
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However, that is a vagueterm which is not defined.
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Light pollution is a rather vagueterm for the indiscriminate use of lighting.
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Absenteeism is a vagueterm which is usually taken to mean an odd day or two off work.
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