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exclusionary rule

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.70 in modern English

Syllables
ex-clu-sion-ary rule
IPA
28
Scrabble Score
16
Letters
4
Syllables
12
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

exclusionary rules (plural)

Phrases

fruit of the poisonous tree

Frequently Paired Words

fruit of the poisonous tree

Questions

What does exclusionary rule mean?
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.

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