Associations to the word «Preclusion»

Wiktionary

PRECLUSION, noun. (countable) The act of precluding.
PRECLUSION, noun. (uncountable) The condition of being precluded.

Dictionary definition

PRECLUSION, noun. The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively.

Wise words

A word is not a crystal, transparent and unchanged; it is the skin of a living thought and may vary greatly in color and content according to the circumstances and time in which it is used.
Oliver Wendell Holmes, Jr.