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preclusion

/priˈkluʒən/ /prɪˈkluʒən/

Meanings
noun
The act of precluding.

Examples :

"The heavy snowfall led to the preclusion of all outdoor school activities. "
action law business

Related Words

Illustration condition

condition noun

/kənˈdɪʃən/

A logical clause or phrase that a conditional statement uses. The phrase can either be true or false.

"The condition for getting a raise at work is meeting your quarterly targets. "

Illustration activities

activities noun

/ækˈtɪ.vɪ.tiz/ /ækˈtɪv.ə.tiz/

The state or quality of being active; activeness.

"Pit row was abuzz with activity."

Illustration precluding

precluding verb

/prɪˈkluːdɪŋ/ /priˈkluːdɪŋ/

Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

"It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!"

Illustration school

school noun

/skuːl/

(collective) A group of fish or a group of marine mammals such as porpoises, dolphins, or whales.

"The divers encountered a huge school of mackerel."

Illustration snowfall

snowfall noun

/ˈsnoʊfɔːl/

An instance of falling of snow.

"There has been snowfall every day this week."

Illustration classroom

classroom noun

/ˈklɑːsɹʊm/

A room, often in a school, where classes take place

"The children were excited to go to their classroom in the morning. "

Illustration lessons

lessons noun

/ˈlɛsn̩z/

A section of learning or teaching into which a wider learning content is divided.

"In our school a typical working week consists of around twenty lessons and ten hours of related laboratory work."

Illustration resulted

resulted verb

/ɹɪˈzʌltɪd/

To proceed, spring up or rise, as a consequence, from facts, arguments, premises, combination of circumstances, consultation, thought or endeavor.

"The heavy rain resulted in flooding in the streets. "

Illustration outdoor

outdoor verb

/ˌaʊtˈdɔː/

(in some African communities) To publicly display a child after it has been named

"After the birth, the family will outdoor their new baby in the village square to announce the name. "

Illustration precluded

precluded verb

/prɪˈkluːdɪd/ /priˈkluːdɪd/

Remove the possibility of; rule out; prevent or exclude; to make impossible.

"It has been raining for days, but that doesn’t preclude the possibility that the skies will clear by this afternoon!"

Illustration strict

strict adjective

/stɹɪkt/

Strained; drawn close; tight.

"strict embrace"

Illustration texting

texting verb

/ˈtɛkstɪŋ/

To send a text message to; i.e. to transmit text using the Short Message Service (SMS), or a similar service, between communications devices, particularly mobile phones.

"My mom is texting me to ask if I'm coming home for dinner. "