Definition

Noun: The act of preventing something from happening or being considered by taking action in advance to effectively eliminate or bar it.

Usage

"Preclusion" is a formal noun used to describe the action of forestalling or preventing an event, possibility, or argument by anticipating and dealing with it beforehand. It often implies a decisive, effective barrier.

Examples

• The contract included a preclusion of liability for indirect damages.
• The early settlement of the dispute allowed for the preclusion of lengthy and costly litigation.
• The judge ordered the preclusion of the evidence because it had been obtained illegally.

Advanced Usage

• Doctrine of Issue Preclusion (Collateral Estoppel): A legal principle preventing the re-litigation of an issue of fact or law that has already been conclusively determined by a court in a prior case involving the same parties.
  • The defense argued for issue preclusion, stating the matter had already been decided in a previous trial.
• Doctrine of Claim Preclusion (Res Judicata): A legal principle barring a party from bringing a lawsuit on a claim that has already been finally adjudicated by a court.
  • The new lawsuit was dismissed based on claim preclusion.

Variants and Related Words

• Preclude (verb): To prevent from happening; to make impossible.
  • His prior commitment precluded him from attending the meeting.
• Preclusive (adjective): Having the effect of precluding; preventive.
  • They took preclusive measures to avoid a security breach.

Synonyms

• Prevention
• Forestalling
• Obviation
• Averting
• Barring

Antonyms

• Allowance
• Permission
• Facilitation
• Enablement

Noun

1. the act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively