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preclusion

preclusion

1 8.5
Preventing something by dealing with it before it happens
  • noun
  • /prɪˈkluːʒən/
translation icon : preclusión
  • The Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia has used an identical test to determine whether preclusion of environmental consequences by an agency obviates the need for an EIS.
  • preclusion of claims
  • judicial preclusion
  • review preclusion

Examples

  • To illustrate the preclusion of indirect consequences by consent decree, it is helpful to examine one concern of the parties in Robertson.

    Academic text (1990)

  • The minimal number of Supreme Court cases dealing with the Second Amendment is neither evidence of the amendment's irrelevance nor a preclusion of significant change sub rosa regarding its place in constitutional law.

    Academic text (1993)

  • Nor does this preclusion find any solution to these sick acts.

    Blog text (6)

  • Otherwise, the committee approached the judicial review preclusion question in a technical way.

    Academic text (1990)

  • Every day, we learn more about the preclusions necessary to support AGW.

    Blog text (4)

  • In it, the Court is effectively saying that legal "preclusion" of subsequent use of the blood sample does not suffice to extinguish the anxiety that accompanies collection.

    Academic text (2018)

  • The Court is unlikely to waver from the basic principle they espoused: that adequate representation is the sine qua non of non-party preclusion.

    Academic text (2017)

  • The new policy implements a preclusion of certain activities to ensure safety at the event.

  • We need to establish a preclusion to prevent conflicts before they arise.

  • The team set up preclusions for potential issues in their project to avoid delays.

Synonyms

prevention
vspreclusion
221 2.4

Stopping something harmful from happening

focuses on anticipating and handling things before they can arise
forestalling
vspreclusion
8.3

Stopping something before it happens by acting early

is similar but focuses on planning and dealing in advance rather than speed
obviation
vspreclusion
  • Formal
9.9

To stop problems before they happen by planning ahead

is like this but frames stopping as a broad solution rather than specific countermeasures

Antonyms

allowance
  • Formal
4 3.4

Official permission to do something

How Preventive

preclusion
1 8.5
prevention
221 2.4
hindrance
21 5.7
deterrent
1 7.0
tolerance
160 3.7
permission
∞ 1.0

Surface Forms

preclusion singular
preclusions plural

Morphology

preclusion = preclude (transparent) = preclude + ion + sion

The noun is a regular nominalization of the verb 'preclude' using the suffix '-ion'; its meaning is directly derived from the base verb.

Etymology

The word preclusion comes from the parts pre- 'before' and claud/clud 'to shut', the same root you can see in the word close. So a preclusion is like 'shutting something out before it happens', which is why it means preventing something in advance.