eli5: Whats the difference between something that’s legal and a law that’s in the gray area

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Isn’t anything that’s not illegal, legal?

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Well the law is more complex than “can do this” “can’t do that”. There are obvious laws like “dont murder” “dont steal” etc., but most of law is complex to the point that it needs to be interpreted or manipulated. Laws can either be relatively vague or really specific. The really specific laws are harder to interpret to your benefit, but vague laws are rather inevitable. It’s difficult to create a blanket law that can be used in every case. That is what lawyers are for and how “good lawyers” and pouring more money into your court case can actually yield more favorable outcomes.

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