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excludable

excludable

1 7.1
Can be kept out of a legal case because it is not allowed as evidence
  • adjective
  • /ɪkˈskluːdəbl/
  • Formal
translation icon : excluible
  • The U.S. Tax Court ruled that the entire recovery was excludable as damages received on account of personal injuries.
  • excludable from income
  • excludable under Section

Examples

  • Accordingly, back pay is not excludable from income because the recovery of back pay was not "on account of" any personal injury, and no personal injury affected the amount of back wages recovered.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The primary problem is sorting out which torts, or tort-type actions, are excludable under IRC section 104, and which are not.

    Academic text (1995)

  • With each new immigration act, the list of excludable classes grew longer.

    Academic text (1999)

  • And then people talk about excludable versus non excludable public goods.

  • The law further states that Taiwanese officials shall be admitted to the United States unless the official is otherwise excludable under U.S. immigration laws.

    Academic text (1995)

  • The IRS issued a deficiency notice, claiming that no portion was excludable.

    Academic text (1995)

  • Evidence excludable under the federal Constitution would still be inadmissible because the state constitution cannot abridge federal constitutional rights.

    Academic text (1993)

  • The period of time provided for the pretrial period in the Speedy Trial Act is seventy days, less excludable time.

    Academic text (2010)

  • The hypothetical was excludable, noted the court, not because the taxpayer received a tort settlement, but because each dollar was received "on account of personal injuries or sickness."

    Academic text (1995)

  • The judge determined that the evidence presented at trial was excludable due to improper collection methods.

Synonyms

off-limits
vsexcludable
102 4.6

Not allowed to enter, use, or talk about

applies to being prevented from consideration in formal contexts rather than physical restriction
inadmissible
vsexcludable
  • Formal
30 7.7

Not allowed as evidence in a court hearing

is about being prevented from consideration by formal rules or procedures
impermissible
vsexcludable
  • Formal
6 7.7

Not allowed by rules, laws, or official standards

focuses on being prevented from consideration rather than general rule breaking
omissible
vsexcludable
  • Formal
7.3

Able to be left out without causing harm

is about being prevented from consideration rather than harmless omission

Antonyms

includable
3.5

Something you can add to a list, plan, or budget

Surface Forms

excludable positive

Morphology

excludable = exclude (transparent) = exclude + able

Standard adjectival formation from the verb 'exclude' with the productive suffix '-able', meaning 'able to be excluded'.

Etymology

Excludable comes from the parts ex- 'out' and claudere 'to shut', the same root as the English word close. So in law, something excludable can be 'shut out' or left out of a trial and not considered.