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Which Latin maxim of statutory interpretation captures the rule that 'express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another'?
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B.
1. ***Expressio Unis Est Exclusio Alterius*** literally means **express mention of one thing implies the exclusion of another**.
2. The ICSI material warns this rule must be carefully watched — many things are put into a statute *ex abundanti cautela* (out of abundant caution), and it is not to be assumed that anything not specifically included is thereby excluded. The rule should not be applied when its application leads to inconsistency or injustice (*Parbhani Transport Co-operative Society Ltd v. Regional Transport Authority, AIR 1960 SC 801*).
3. *Ut Res Magis Valeat Quam Pareat* is the reasonable-construction maxim; *Noscitur a Sociis* means 'known by its associates'; *Ejusdem Generis* means 'of the same kind'.
_Source: ICSI CS Executive — Lesson 3, 'Other Rules of Interpretation — Expressio Unis Est Exclusio Alterius', p. 89._
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