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"The exception [that] proves the rule" is a frequently confused English idiom. The original meaning of this idiom is that the presence of an exception establishes that a general rule exists. Fowler's...
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The Exception and the Rule (in German Die Ausnahme und die Regel ) is a short play by famous German playwright Bertolt Brecht and is one of the many Lehrstücke (Teaching plays) he wrote in ...
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To be sure, a few scholarly types have tried to make excuses for "The exception proves the rule," as the quotation books usually phrase it. They say it comes from the medieval Latin aphorism Exceptio probat regulam.
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How did the phrase 'the exception that proves the rule' come about? ... [Q] From Dave Dewhurst, British Columbia: How did the phrase, the exception that proves the rule come about? Would an exception to some pattern or consistency not prove the need for a rule, not the existence of one?
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The good-faith exception to the exclusionary rule does not apply when a police officer makes a warrantless search with the assistance of a parole agent, and both officer and agent were acting on the basis of erroneous information suggesting the defendant was on parole, the state Supreme Court ruled yesterday.
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The exception that proves the rule - the meaning and origin of this phrase. ... It could be argued then that the phrase means 'it is the exception that tests whether the rule is true or not'. In our example the existence of a bird that can't fly would put the 'all birds can fly' rule to the test (and find it wanting).
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COBRA legislation does not define the term "gross misconduct," and courts have not agreed on when it is proper to apply this exception to the COBRA rules. Employers who terminate workers for gross misconduct may run the risk of being sued for wrongfully denying COBRA benefits.
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This article presents an overview of the exclusionary rule and then discusses in detail the nevitable discovery exception to that rule. This exception allows evidence to be admitted, even though it was seized in violation of the Constitution.
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