'Preclusion' definitions:
Definition of 'preclusion'
(from WordNet)
noun
The act of preventing something by anticipating and disposing of it effectively [syn: obviation, forestalling, preclusion]
Definition of 'Preclusion'
From: GCIDE
- Preclusion \Pre*clu"sion\, n. [L. praeclusio. See Preclude.] The act of precluding, or the state of being precluded; a shutting out. [1913 Webster]