overspecify

verb3

1. •
   To specify in excessive detail.

   • The customer overspecified the requirements and now we're contractually required to build it this way. Does he think he's an engineer?
2. •
   To provide redundant or inconsistent information.

   • An overspecified truth table contains at least one decision that will never be executed because it is already specified in a previous decision...
   • A noun phrase is overspecified when it is used in a context where a pronoun would have been unambiguous.
3. •
   To specify excessive capability.

   • As usual the customer overspecified the requirements, it's like asking for a car that seats 20 and fits in a compact car's parking space.