preclude
verb (used with object)
to prevent the presence, existence, or occurrence of; make impossible.
preclusion
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a word derived from
preclude.
Example Sentences
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Critics may argue that issue preclusion, like universal injunctions, has the potential to chill executive action.
From Salon ● Jun. 30, 2025
"The request for preclusion of the penal action against Alvaro Uribe Velez is rejected," said the decision from the tribunal's three magistrates, which was read out during a hearing.
From Reuters ● Oct. 7, 2023
“The negative decision of the Friars cannot be seen as a preclusion to going ahead with Fr. Judge’s cause,” Escalante wrote.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 4, 2021
At one point Alito excoriates Breyer for relying solely on the Restatement of Judgments treatise rather than precedent to justify his ruling that claim preclusion doesn’t bar the petitioners from bringing this suit.
From Slate ● Jun. 27, 2016
I have, in a former letter, alluded to the prevalence of the Presbyterian church government in Mississippi, to the preclusion of Congregationalists.
From The South-West By a Yankee. In Two Volumes. Volume 2 by Jonathon Holt Ingraham
