Implied repeals are not favored in Law.

Explanation

(English-origin maxim.) The law disfavors implied repeals — a later statute is not presumed to repeal an earlier one unless the two are irreconcilably in conflict, and every effort is made to harmonize them.

Where this applies

• A new traffic law is passed, and a driver argues it implicitly repeals an older law that conflicts with it — the court tries to harmonize both laws rather than finding an implied repeal.
• A state enacts a new education statute, and a school district claims it overrides an older funding law, but the court presumes both can coexist unless they are truly irreconcilable.
• Congress passes a new environmental regulation, and a company argues it implicitly repeals an earlier rule — the court disfavors the argument and looks for a way to enforce both.