GENERALIA SPECIALIBUS NON DEROGANT

  generalia specialibus non derogant (jen-<<schwa>>-ray-lee-<<schwa>> spesh-ee-ay-l<<schwa>>-b<<schwa>>s non der-<<schwa>>-g<<schwa>>nt). [Latin “general things do not derogate from specific things”] The doctrine holding that general words in a later statute do not repeal an earlier statutory provision dealing with a special subject. • This principle illustrates the cautious approach that some courts have adopted in interpreting broad…

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