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exclusionary rule definition - legal

n

Of litigation, a body of rules that provide that evidence may not be introduced if it was obtained in violation of a partyÂ’s constitutional rights.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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