cardinal rule
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Definitions from Case Law
From 437 U.S. 153 - Tennessee Valley Authority v. Hill · 1978Most cited · 4,290 citing opinions
that "[i]n the absence of some affirmative showing of an intention to repeal, the only permissible justification for a repeal by implication is when the earlier and later statutes are irreconcilable." "Mancari, supra", 417 U.S., at 550, 94 S.Ct., at 2482.