exclusion

noun

ex·​clu·​sion ik-ˈsklü-zhən How to pronounce exclusion (audio)
1
: the act or an instance of excluding
2
: the state of being excluded
exclusionary adjective

Examples of exclusion in a Sentence

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Latinos don’t have enough of a presence in the Southern California literary canon, and that exclusion is even more pronounced for Latinas. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Dec. 2024 Rather than add exclusions on a fire-by-fire basis, as California has done, a state could conform its rules to the new federal exclusion, which is not limited to any particular wildfire. Robert W. Wood, Forbes, 5 Dec. 2024 Before the exclusion in 2021, 72 percent of Prime packages in the affected areas were delivered within two days. Mark R. Weaver, Newsweek, 4 Dec. 2024 None of the Mountain West teams that forfeited matches against San José State this season explicitly stated a reason for doing so, but players for the University of Nevada, Reno held a rally on Oct. 26 advocating for the exclusion of transgender athletes in women’s sports. Brooke Migdon, The Hill, 26 Nov. 2024 See all Example Sentences for exclusion 

Word History

Etymology

Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exclusion-, exclusio, from excludere

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of exclusion was in the 15th century

Dictionary Entries Near exclusion

Cite this Entry

“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusion. Accessed 16 Dec. 2024.

Medical Definition

exclusion

noun
ex·​clu·​sion iks-ˈklü-zhən How to pronounce exclusion (audio)
: surgical separation of part of an organ from the rest without excision
exclude transitive verb
excluded; excluding

Legal Definition

exclusion

noun
ex·​clu·​sion ik-ˈsklü-zhən How to pronounce exclusion (audio)
1
: the act of excluding or state of being excluded
specifically : refusal of entry into the U.S. by immigration officials
review of deportation and exclusion orders
compare deportation
2
: something that excludes or is excluded: as
a
: a part of an insurance contract that excludes specified risks from coverage compare condition, declaration
b
: an amount that is excluded from tax liability compare credit, deduction, exemption
exclusionary adjective
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