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

• unprecluded adjective

Etymology

Origin of precluded

preclude ( def. ) + -ed ² ( def. )

Example Sentences

One habit that precluded improvement was their reading of trivial romantic novels.

From The Wall Street Journal

Even though the government did not clarify whether Vidovic had served his time, it said a criminal sentence precluded him from holding public office.

From Barron's

Ultimately, prosecutors decided the reported threats made by Abelar and the fact that he was in possession of a gun precluded them from charging the deputy.

From Los Angeles Times

Running for California governor in 2026, which she ruled out Wednesday, would almost certainly have precluded another run for the White House in 2028 — something Harris explicitly did not rule out.

From Los Angeles Times

As a result, future litigants can — and likely will, armed with collateral estoppel — argue that the federal government is precluded from denying citizenship on that basis again.

From Salon