excessive

excessive
ex·ces·sive adj: exceeding what is proper, necessary, or normal; specif: being out of proportion to the offense

Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. . 1996.

excessive
I adjective characterized by excess, disproportionate, exaggerated, exceeding, exceeding what is usual, exorbitant, extra, extravagant, extreme, fanatical, fulsome, gross, immoderate, immoderatus, immodicus, inordinate, intemperate, needless, nimius, nonessential, out of bounds, outrageous, overflowing, overmuch, plethoric, preposterous, profuse, rank, redundant, spare, superabundant, supererogatory, superfluous, supernumerary, surplus, unbounded, uncalled for, unconscionable, undue, unnecessary, unneeded, unreasonable associated concepts: excessive assessment, excessive bail, excessive damages, excessive sentence, excessive tax, excessive verdict II index brutal, disproportionate, drastic, egregious, excess, exorbitant, expendable, extreme (exaggerated), fanatical, gluttonous, gratuitous (unwarranted), harsh, hot-blooded, inflated (overestimated), inordinate, intemperate, needless, onerous, outrageous, prodigal, profuse, rampant, redundant, residuary, superlative, unconscionable, undue (excessive), unendurable, unnecessary, unreasonable, unrestrained (not repressed), unwarranted, usurious

Burton's Legal Thesaurus. . 2006


excessive
adj.
More than necessary; going beyond what is proper or fair.
n.
excess

The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. . 2008.

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