Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Generalia specialibus non derogant
Things general do not restrict (or detract from) things special.
generalia specialibus non derogant
[Latin "general things do not derogate from specific things"] The doctrine holding that general words in a later statute do not repeal an earlier statutory provision dealing with a special subject. 0 This principle illustrates the cautious approach that some courts have adopted in interpreting broad provisions, but there are many exceptions.