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expressio unius est exclusio alterius
[ik-'spre-she-o-yû-'ni-es-'est-ik-'sklü-ze-o-ôl-'tir-e-es, ek-'spre-se-o-ü-'ne-ûs-'est-ek-'sklü-se-o-äl-te-'re-ûs]

New Latin, the explicit mention of one (thing) is the exclusion of another

: a principle in statutory construction: when one or more things of a class are expressly mentioned others of the same class are excluded

 

 

Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996.
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