"expressio unius est exclusio alterius" meaning in English

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Phrase

Etymology: From Latin. Etymology templates: {{der|en|la|-}} Latin Head templates: {{head|en|phrase}} expressio unius est exclusio alterius
  1. (law) A canon of construction holding that, when a legal document includes a list, anything not in that list is assumed to be purposely excluded. Wikipedia link: expressio unius est exclusio alterius Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-expressio_unius_est_exclusio_alterius-en-phrase-jsBE9qUV Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law
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