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precluded
[pri-kloo-did]
adjective
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.
(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
the simple past tense and past participle of preclude.
Other 51Թ Forms
- unprecluded adjective
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of precluded1
Example Sentences
And while the president campaigned on a promise to eliminate taxes on Social Security, a parliamentary rule precluded Republicans from including a full cut.
Immigration and Customs Enforcement should rescind policies that precluded agents from conducting immigration enforcement in “sensitive places” such as schools, hospitals and churches.
About 40 were flat out denied, with officials claiming they are precluded from disclosures because of an ongoing investigation into what caused the blaze.
This significance is also not lost on Mejia, who shared that the transplant identities of many of the business owners in West Adams precluded her from feeling connected to them.
That hasn’t precluded him from being a pass catcher, either.
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