According to the Senate's website, these qualifications fall "under the Latin principle of
expressio unius est exclusio alterius."
Expansion of
Expressio Unius Beyond the List Conte 7.
Expressio unius est exclusio alterius (express mention of one thing excludes all others).
comment are noscitur a sociis, ejusdem generis, and
expressio unius est
Concepts probably in use:
expressio unius and superfluities
However their argument based on the doctrine of
expressio unius, which states that the express mention of one thing excludes all others, "presents a trickier question."
The First Circuit, however, has held that the equitable tolling provision is not available to courts under the statutory construction canon of
expressio unius est exclusio alterius (31) In United States v.
A reasonable argument could have been made that such a fee was authorized for residential leases, under the rule of
expressio unius est exclusio alterius.
(24) Therefore, under the principle of
expressio unius, the inclusion in section 242 of express and multiple bars to both review and relief implies that Congress did not mean to preclude damages claims.
That would have added a provision instructing the Supreme Court on interpreting the constitution by providing that the doctrine of
expressio unius est exclusio alterius should not be used except in exceptional circumstances.
59(h).When Congress includes certain exceptions in a statute, the maxim "
expressio unius est exclusio alterius" presumes that those are the only exceptions Congress intended.