(US, law) A rule that, in the case of a general term following one or more particular terms, the general term only apply to the type of thing specified in the particular.
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A canon of construction holding that when a general term follows a list of particular terms, the general term only applies to things similar to the particular terms. For example, in the list "sun, moon, and other large objects", the phrase "other large objects" only includes celestial bodies, not houses and elephants.