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Exclusion vs. Preclusion — What's the Difference?

Difference Between Exclusion and Preclusion

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Exclusion

The act or practice of excluding.

Preclusion

To make impossible, as by action taken in advance; prevent.

Exclusion

The condition or fact of being excluded.

Preclusion

To exclude or prevent (someone) from a given condition or activity
Modesty precludes me from accepting the honor.

Exclusion

The act of excluding or shutting out; removal from consideration or taking part.

Preclusion

(countable) The act of precluding.
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Exclusion

(obsolete) The act of pushing or forcing something out.

Preclusion

(uncountable) The condition of being precluded.

Exclusion

An item not covered by an insurance policy.

Preclusion

The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out.

Exclusion

The act of excluding, or of shutting out, whether by thrusting out or by preventing admission; a debarring; rejection; prohibition; the state of being excluded.
His sad exclusion from the doors of bliss.
The exclusion of the duke from the crown of England and Ireland.

Preclusion

The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively
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Exclusion

The act of expelling or ejecting a fetus or an egg from the womb.

Exclusion

Thing emitted.

Exclusion

The state of being excluded

Exclusion

The state of being excommunicated

Exclusion

A deliberate act of omission;
With the exception of the children, everyone was told the news

Exclusion

The act of forcing out someone or something;
The ejection of troublemakers by the police
The child's expulsion from school

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