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A recognized principle of statutory construction is that the express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of other similar things (expressio unius est exclusio alterius). See, for example, Stowers...
...describing results reached by other means. The best example is probably
expressio unius est exclusio alterius, which is a rather elaborate, mysterious sounding, and anachronistic way of...of another; expressio unius est exclusio alterius." 73 Am.Jur.2d, Statutes, sec. 211, at 405. See, e.g., Transamerica Mortgage Advisors..., 74 L.Ed.2d 548 (1983) (rejecting application of expressio unius principle and holding that availability of express remedy under one section of Securities Act of 1933 did...
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This as a classic example of "expressio unius est exclusio alterius": the mention of one thing in a statute implies exclusion of another...
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We think that this case is a classic example of a situation in which the hoary maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius is helpful. The maxim instructs that....2d 18, 22-23 (1st Cir. 1992) (applying expressio unius rule). While this interpretive maxim is not always dispositive, it carries weight; and when, as now, there is absolutely nothing in the...preserved benefits bolsters the applicability of the expressio unius maxim.
The second category of extrinsic evidence to which appellant adverts is cobbled together from a...
...City, notwithstanding its location in FPL's territory. The Labor Camp serves as an example of the type of "city-owned facility" contemplated by the agreement. Under the doctrine of expressio unius...
...is that the express mention in a statute of one thing implies the exclusion of other similar things (expressio unius est exclusio alterius). See, for example, ...waiver. Compare, for example, the discussion in Guilty Plea Cases, 395 Mich. 96, 121-124...
...example of the principle of expressio unius est exclusio alterius. 2A G. Sutherland, Statutes and Statutory Construction § 47.23 (4th ed. 1973).
In the instant case...
...that the maxim `requires great caution in its application, and in all cases is applicable only under certain conditions')."
Thus, the expressio unius guide to legislative intent corrobor...to only certain persons and necessarily implies that other persons lack that right. Defendant relies on a maxim of statutory construction, expressio unius est exclusio alterius, "the expression...):
"[B]oth we and the Supreme Court have repeatedly warned the bench and bar that
expressio unius is not a rule of law but is instead a guide to understanding legislative inten...
...“expressio unius est exclusio alterius” or “to express or include one thing implies the exclusion of the other.” Black's Law Dictionary (9th ed. 2009). This maxim supports the argument that the..., denoted by the word “only.”
We find the plain language controlling, but we also point to the canons of construction for further support. One rule of construction, for example, is...
...example is probably
expressio unius est exclusio alterius, which is a rather elaborate, mysterious sounding, and anachronistic way of describing the negative implication. Far from being a rule...CDA.
The principle expressio unius est exclusion alterius (the expression of one thing indicates the exclusion of another) further suggests that, in specifying that licensees...the legislature does not abrogate the common law unless it does so expressly or by necessary implication.
In this context, the Latin phrase expressio unius est exclusio alterius...
..., dispose of gifts, and seek judicial enforcement of its orders.) Accordingly, again appellants brandish the expressio unius maxim. But here is a perfect example of a situation where the maxim by itself..., appellants rely on the ancient maxim of statutory interpretation expressio unius est exclusio alterius, "the mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another." In Halverson v. Slater, No. 96-5151, slip...the beneficiary of some general power of delegation possessed by the Board of Education, so that particular reason to mistrust the expressio canon is absent. Congress clearly expected — prior to passage...
...principle in the Statutory Construction Act of 1972, 1 Pa. C. S. §§ 1501-1991.
The true nature of the principle of expressio unius has been recognized by one commentator:
...Commonwealth Court have, in various cases, applied the principle of negative implication using the legal maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius...Representative in the General Assembly or in a councilmanic or municipal legislative office. The Supreme Court used expressio unius to determine that this statute precluded an election to fill a...
...cases is applicable only under certain conditions").'
"Thus, the expressio unius guide to legislative intent corroborates, rather than supplies, meaning to a...expressio unius est exclusio alterius maxim of statutory construction of statutory text ("the expression of one is the exclusion of others"). That rule is of limited value, at least when used as a rule...cautioned about reliance on the expressio unius maxim to determine legislative intent:
"We qualified the value of that maxim in determining statutory intent...
...other similar things (expressio unius est exclusio alterius). See, for example, Stowers v Wolodzko, 386 Mich. 119, 133...overturned on appeal unless clearly erroneous. See, for example, Warren v June's Mobile Home Village Sales, Inc., 66 Mich. App. 386, 389...example, Vandendries v General Motors Corp, 130 Mich. App. 195, 200; 343 N.W.2d 4 (1983...
..., elephants, tigers, and poisonous reptiles. The
expressio unius principle is simply one of inference. And the strength of the inference will depend on the circumstances. For example, the...the one hand, the interpretative principle of expressio unius est exclusion alterius (the expression of one is the exclusion of others) could apply in this situation. See Crimson Trace...on the expressio unis canon "are most powerful when there is reason to conclude that a list of enumerated terms was intended to be...
...maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius: "Sometimes the maxim [ expressio unius est exclusio alterius ] applies and sometimes it does not, and whether it does or does not depends largely on contex...expressio unius est exclusio alterius, which is a rather elaborate, mysterious sounding, and anachronistic way of describing the...in § 1231(a)(3)(A)-(D)." Other immigration law provisions, petitioners point out, expressly include bond provisions. For example, 8 U.S.C. § 1226(a)(2)(A) permits the...
...example is probably
expressio unius est exclusio alterius, which is a rather elaborate, mysterious sounding, and anachronistic way of describing the negative implication. Far from being a...).
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius is a "canon of construction holding that to express ...determine the STFA was ambiguous in some way and then engage in statutory construction to determine the intent of the Legislature. Specifically, the Pennells would have us apply the expressio...
...of expressio unius est exclusion alterius, which is a canon of construction according to which the express inclusion of one thing implies the exclusion of another. While the doctrine has been...expressio unius est exclusion alterius, which is a rather elaborate, mysterious sounding, and anachronistic way of describing the negative implication. Far from being a rule, it is not even...,
"Several Latin maxims masquerade as rules of interpretation expression while doing nothing more than describing results reached by other means. The best example is probably...
...voluntarily retires is not an example of “classes of things” referred to by the maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius. Br. of Resp't at 22. Georgia–Pacific seeks to narrow the application of...of Survivor Benefits
A. Expressio Unius est Exclusio Alterius
¶ 10 Under the maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius—where a...workers under the Act are types or classes of a thing to which we apply the maxim expressio unius est exclusio alterius.
¶ 14 The principle of expressio unius est exclusio...
...point to the canons of construction for further support. One rule of construction, for example, is "expressio unius est exclusio alterius" or "to express or include one thing implies the exclusion of...