The exception proves the rule.
Exceptio confirmat regulam.
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Latin
- Exceptio confirmat regulam. The exception proves the rule.
- Exceptio firmat regulam in non exceptis. The exception proves the rule in the non-excepted.
French
- L'exception confirme la règle. The exception confirms the rule.
German
- Ausnahmen bestätigen die Regel. Exceptions confirm the rule.
Czech
- Výjimka potvrzuje pravidlo. The exception proves the rule.