Definition of Preclusion

1. Noun. The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.

Exact synonyms: Forestalling, Obviation
Generic synonyms: Bar, Prevention
Derivative terms: Forestall, Forestall, Obviate, Obviate, Preclude

Definition of Preclusion

1. n. The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.

Definition of Preclusion

1. Noun. The act of precluding ¹

2. Noun. The condition of being precluded ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Preclusion

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Preclusion

preclearances
precleared
preclearing
preclears
preclinical
preclinical phase
preclinical test
preclinical trial
preclinically
precloacal
precludable
preclude
precluded
precludes
precluding
preclusion (current term)
preclusions
preclusive
preclusively
precoat
precoated
precoating
precocial
precocious
precocious dentition
precociously
precociousness
precocities
precocity
precode

Literary usage of Preclusion

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. The Law of Estoppel by Lancelot Feilding Everest, Edmund Strode (1884)
"... be made to them for the purpose of illustrating or explaining the statutory " preclusion " which the Act has created in their place. By sec. ..."

2. Preparing Your Child for College: A Resource Book for Parents by Dan Morrissey (2001)
"523 Claim and Issue preclusion When a federal court has to consider the effect of a ... The issue centers on applicable federal common law of preclusion ..."

3. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf, James Christopher Cahill (1922)
"The preclusion of a person from asserting a fact by previous conduct, ... A preclusion, in law, which prevents a man from alleging or denying a fact, ..."

4. Right and Riches by Charles Orville McCasland (1908)
"The preclusion Charge is a direct loss to the consumer by increasing the cost, ... Or, stated in another form: Through preclusion of opportunity, ..."

5. The Law of Estoppel by Lancelot Feilding Everest, Edmund Strode (1884)
"... be made to them for the purpose of illustrating or explaining the statutory " preclusion " which the Act has created in their place. By sec. ..."

6. Preparing Your Child for College: A Resource Book for Parents by Dan Morrissey (2001)
"523 Claim and Issue preclusion When a federal court has to consider the effect of a ... The issue centers on applicable federal common law of preclusion ..."

7. The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary: Comprising the Terms and Phrases of American by Walter A. Shumaker, George Foster Longsdorf, James Christopher Cahill (1922)
"The preclusion of a person from asserting a fact by previous conduct, ... A preclusion, in law, which prevents a man from alleging or denying a fact, ..."

8. Right and Riches by Charles Orville McCasland (1908)
"The preclusion Charge is a direct loss to the consumer by increasing the cost, ... Or, stated in another form: Through preclusion of opportunity, ..."

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