precluded
[ pri-kloo-did ]
/ prɪˈklu dɪd /
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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.
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OTHER WORDS FROM precluded
un·pre·clud·ed, adjectiveWords nearby precluded
preclear, preclearance, preclimax, preclinical, preclude, precluded, precocial, precocious, precocity, precognition, precolonial
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