precluded

[ pri-kloo-did ]

adjective

1. prevented or made impossible; disallowed or ruled out:

   A company can "fairly dismiss" an employee without giving a reason, so long as the position does not fall into a precluded category under the law.

2. (of a person) excluded or debarred; shut out:

   Literature by people of other races and cultures allows us to listen to these previously precluded voices of difference.

verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of preclude ( def ).

Other Words From

• un·pre·clud·ed adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of precluded¹

preclude ( def ) + -ed ²( def )

Example Sentences

That hasn’t precluded him from being a pass catcher, either.

From Los Angeles Times

The government contended that it needed the space to provide the trial court with a detailed analysis of why the charges in the case are not precluded by immunity.

From Los Angeles Times

According to Crossley's essay, she initially aimed for the 2016 Rio Summer Olympics, but subsequent injuries to her back and brain precluded her from doing so.

From Salon

Conneely noted the council is precluded from offering legal advice and declined to comment further.

From Los Angeles Times

Supreme Court recently ruled that domestic abusers can be precluded from possessing firearms, but it has ruled against firearms regulations in other instances.

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