preclude

That did not preclude Ebony Jones from speaking about her mother.

Instead, we should be wondering why it should preclude her from doing anything else she so chooses.

Such a restraining order, however, will often preclude the defendant from retaining his counsel of choice.

Which somehow didn't preclude your part-time summer job at Blenders Juicery.

Its allegory, its learned literary allusions, its delving into obscure historic events, preclude any hope of popular success.

I reviewed all the circumstances which would preclude the possibility of an Indian attack on the three travelers.

Government had never intended to preclude itself from inquiring to what towns corporate powers should be extended.

The latter admitted the reproach—if reproach it were—of having framed the speech with a view to preclude discussion.

Your goodness, candor, and sincerity preclude your suspecting in others either fraud or malignity.