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Meaning of expressio unius est exclusio alterius | Babel Free

Phrase CEFR C2

Definitions

A canon of construction holding that, when a legal document includes a list, anything not in that list is assumed to be purposely excluded.

CEFR level

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.

See also

exsqueeze me extero- extra- extraordinary claims require extraordinary evidence extro- f-

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