exclusion

[ik-skloo-zhuhn]

noun

1. an act or instance of excluding.

2. the state of being excluded.

3. Physiology.,  a keeping apart; blocking of an entrance.

exclusion

/ ɪkˈskluːʒən /

noun

1. the act or an instance of excluding or the state of being excluded

Other Word Forms

• exclusionary adjective
• nonexclusion noun
• preexclusion noun
• self-exclusion noun

Word History and Origins

Origin of exclusion¹

First recorded in 1375–1425; late Middle English, from Latin exclūsiōn- (stem of exclūsiō ), equivalent to exclūs(us) (past participle of exclūdere “to shut out”; exclude ) + -iōn- -ion

Example Sentences

Beyond youth unemployment, the electoral process has also stirred controversy, especially with the exclusion of Maurice Kamto from the presidential race.

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Changes to the estate-tax exclusion amount, meanwhile, could save some taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars.

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“Consumers, in turn, must review their coverage, understand exclusions, and ensure their policies reflect their personal risk profile.”

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Hence the Civil Rights Act’s exclusion of “Indians not taxed”—language that also appeared in Section 2 of the Fourteenth Amendment.

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More ominously, the West Coast white-labor movement pushed for Chinese immigrant labor exclusion from railroads, resulting in the Chinese Exclusion Act, the first but not last U.S. immigration-restriction law.

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Related Words

• debarment www.thesaurus.com
• omission 
• rejection