exclusionary rule

American  

noun

1. a rule that forbids the introduction of illegally obtained evidence in a criminal trial.

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Etymology

Origin of exclusionary rule

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

In a concurring opinion in Collins, Justice Thomas took direct aim at the exclusionary rule:

From Slate • Oct. 4, 2023

In 2009, four years after Rehnquist died, the court did not overturn the exclusionary rule but came close.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2018

And Akhil, you don’t accept the constitutional validity of the exclusionary rule at all.

From Slate • Jun. 23, 2016

The exclusionary rule was finally extended to the States in Mapp v.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2016

The Court has intimated recently that the federal exclusionary rule is not a command of the Fourth Amendment, but merely a judicially created rule of evidence which Congress could overrule.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel