Associations to the word «Exclusionary»

Wiktionary

EXCLUSIONARY, adjective. Acting to exclude something
EXCLUSIONARY RULE, noun. (US) (legal) A doctrine which requires that evidence obtained as the result of an illegal act on the part of law enforcement personnel (such as a warrantless search, or continued questioning a witness who has invoked the right of counsel) must therefore be excluded from being admitted as evidence in a trial. This rule does not apply in civil proceedings, although statutes sometime specifically provide for exclusion of such evidence.
EXCLUSIONARY RULES, noun. Plural of exclusionary rule

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