وأما العام فنوعان: ١- عام خُصَّ عنه البعض. ٢- وعام لم يُخَصَّ عنه شيء
General terms are of two kinds: (1) a general expression from which some individuals are excluded, and (2) one from which none have been excluded.
Specified general term: the original wording embraces a wide class, but valid evidence excludes some members from its ruling.
Unspecified general term: no valid specification has yet established the exclusion of any of those members.
The classification turns on the difference between a term's initial generality and the effective scope of its ruling. Generality is inclusion, not merely an informal reference to many people.