interpreting the unrestricted by the restricted (حَمْلُ الْمُطْلَقِ عَلَى الْمُقَيَّد)
أصول الفقه
التعريف :
To interpret the textual evidence expressed in general terms by the meaning of the text giving a restricted evidence, so that the valid meaning intended by the general evidence is the same as the one intended by the restricted one.