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See Also:

• past tense form of preclude.
• past participle of preclude.

precluded

American  

[pri-kloo-did] / prɪˈklu dɪd /

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.

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verb

1. the simple past tense and past participle of preclude.

Other Word Forms

Derived Forms

• unprecluded
  adjective

Etymology

Origin of precluded

preclude ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

Precluded by their neutral position from interfering in the question of right, the United States have recognized the fact of foreign sovereignty only when it was undisputed, or disputed without any rational prospect of success.

From Life and Public Services of John Quincy Adams Sixth President of the Unied States by Seward, William Henry

Precluded from going beyond its boundaries and serving nonresident owners personally, States in such cases of necessity have had recourse to constructive notice or service by publications.

From The Constitution of the United States of America: Analysis and Interpretation Annotations of Cases Decided by the Supreme Court of the United States to June 30, 1952 by Corwin, Edward Samuel

Precluded from expending money not appropriated, the Departments would have to suspend the service so far as the appropriations for it should have failed to be made.

From A Compilation of the Messages and Papers of the Presidents Volume 7, part 1: Ulysses S. Grant by Richardson, James D. (James Daniel)

Precluded by the nature of his occupations from gaining any knowledge of art, he is sure that he can gain credit for it by expressing the opinions of his readers.

From Modern Painters Volume I (of V) by Ruskin, John