exclusion

7 definitions • 10 examples

the act of not allowing someone or something to take part in an activity or to enter a place:

exclusion from Many people are surprised at her exclusion from the list of Oscar nominees.

exclusion of The admission or exclusion of such evidence is left to the discretion of the judge.

the exclusion of disruptive students from school

If you do something to the exclusion of something else, you do it so much that you do not have time for the other thing:

He was obsessed, almost to the exclusion of everything else, with a family feud.

an event or situation that is not included in an insurance agreement as something for which the insurance company will pay money:

Many insurance policies are full of exclusions, meaning insurers can legitimately turn claims down.

an amount of money on which tax does not have to be paid:

The current tax exclusion for capital gains on the sale of a home is $500,000 for a couple.

something or someone that a contract, law, or agreement does not include:

Trade between EU Member States is subject to various agreements, laws, and exclusions.

In the exclusion clause, the supplier totally excludes his liability under the contract for late delivery.

a situation in which someone or something is prevented from entering a place or taking part in an activity:

exclusion from sth However, technological advances also require workers and managers to keep updating their skills or risk exclusion from the labour market.

not allowing someone or something else to be included:

Under this ruling, an individual could create a corporation of which he was the sole director, to the exclusion of all other stakeholders.