TY - GEN A1 - Bartoszewicz, Michał A2 - Balicki, Ryszard A2 - Jabłoński, Mariusz A2 - Wójtowicz, Krzysztof PB - E-Wydawnictwo. Prawnicza i Ekonomiczna Biblioteka Cyfrowa. Wydział Prawa, Administracji i Ekonomii Uniwersytetu Wrocławskiego N2 - The definiteness principle of the law comprises three main requirements, i.e. clarity, precision and explicitness. A significant factor, which under certain communication circumstances may be used to meet these standards, is the legal definition. This article determines when it is particularly necessary to include a definition and considers situations in which doing so is not justified. Legislation is the context for those considerations. Under certain circumstances, even in socially significant areas, defining particular, previously undisputed terms seems redundant. This concerns, for instance, defining the “X” sign on a ballot paper. The author contends that although a definition has the potential to become a valuable instrument of proper legislation, poorly formulated definitions may just as well impede proper legislation. L1 - http://www.repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/Content/89847/PDF/26_M_Bartoszewicz_Definicje_legalne_w_swietle_zasady_okreslonosci_prawa.pdf CY - Wrocław L2 - http://www.repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/Content/89847 KW - examples of definitions KW - legal definition KW - necessity of definition KW - proper legislation T1 - Definicje legalne w świetle zasady określoności prawa UR - http://www.repozytorium.uni.wroc.pl/dlibra/publication/edition/89847 ER -