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EXPRESSIO UNIUS EST EXCLUSIO ALTERIUS

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expressio unius est exclusio alteriusphrase
Wiktionary (English) • 2026
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A canon of construction holding that, when a legal document includes a list, anything not in that list is assumed to be purposely excluded.

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