Expressio unius est exclusio alterius | Practical Law

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius | Practical Law

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius

Practical Law ANZ Glossary w-005-5209 (Approx. 2 pages)

Glossary

Expressio unius est exclusio alterius

A Latin term literally meaning "the expression of one thing is the exclusion of the other".
This is a common law principle for construing legislation which holds that a syntactical presumption may be made that an express reference to one matter excludes other matters. Other common syntactical presumptions are ejusdem generis and generalia specialibus non derogant.