Ejusdem generis

When a list of specific words is followed by general words, the general words cover only things of the same kind as the specific ones.

1. The statute names a list of two or more specific things.
2. The specific things belong to one class.
3. The list ends with general words.
4. There is no sign of a wider intention.

• Powell v. Kempton Park Racecourse Co. (1899), House of Lords: the words 'house, office, room or other place' were held to mean indoor places, so an open-air enclosure was not covered.

The rule does not apply if the specific words do not form a class or if the statute shows a wider intention.

Always give the four conditions and one example.

Same kind, same family.

General words after a list take their meaning from that list.