The law rejects exceptions that destroy the rule.

Explanation

An exception so broad that it defeats the very statute or instrument in which it appears is no true exception but a nullification, and will not be given effect.

Where this applies

• The exception is so broad it effectively nullifies the entire statute.
• An exception that destroys the rule is no true exception — it's a nullification.
• The law rejects exceptions that defeat the very instrument they appear in.

See also

• 10.1.5 Interpretation is always to be made so that what is absurd and inconvenient may be avoided.
• 10.7.5 Laws ought to have greater force than any exception.