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rule of optional completeness

glossary / RULE OF OPTIONAL COMPLETENESS

rule of optional completeness. The evidentiary rule providing that when a party introduces part of a writing or an utterance at trial, the opposing party may require that the remainder of the passage be read to establish the full context. • The rule has limitations: first, no utterance can be received if it is irrelevant, […]

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minimization requirement

glossary / MINIMIZATION REQUIREMENT

minimization requirement. Criminal law. The mandate that police officers acting under an eavesdropping warrant must use the wiretap in a way that will intercept the fewest possible conversations that are not subject to the warrant. [Cases: Telecommunications 520. C.J.S. Telegraphs, Telephones, Radio, and Television §§ 293, 297.]

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