expressio unius est exclusio alterius

noun

ex·​pres·​sio uni·​us est ex·​clu·​sio al·​ter·​i·​us

ik-ˈspre-shē-ō-yu̇-ˈnī-əs-ˌest-ik-ˈsklü-zē-ō-ȯl-ˈtir-ē-əs, ek-ˈspre-sē-ō-ü-ˈnē-u̇s-ˌest-ek-ˈsklü-sē-ō-äl-te-ˈrē-u̇s

: a principle in statutory construction: when one or more things of a class are expressly mentioned others of the same class are excluded

Word History

Etymology

New Latin, the explicit mention of one (thing) is the exclusion of another