Things dissimilar ought not to be joined.

Explanation

What is unlike in kind must not be yoked together in construction or application; joining dissimilar things corrupts both the rule and its application.

Where this applies

• Two unlike things are being lumped together when they should be treated separately.
• Joining dissimilar things corrupts the application of the rule.
• Things that are fundamentally different shouldn't be yoked together.

See also

• 10.6.1 A general residuary clause does not comprehend things which are not of the same kind as those specifically enumerated.
• 10.9.5 From similars to dissimilars no argument is drawn; of dissimilar things, the reason is dissimilar.