exclusionary rule

Definitions of exclusionary rule
  1. noun
    a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police conduct
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    rule of evidence
    (law) a rule of law whereby any alleged matter of fact that is submitted for investigation at a judicial trial is established or disproved
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