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ex⋅clud⋅a⋅ble

  [ik-skloo-duh-buhl]
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–adjective
1. capable of being excluded.
–noun
2. something that is excluded or exempted.
3. (in U.S. immigration statutes) an undesirable alien who is not legally eligible to enter the country: Excludables include convicts and drug addicts.
Also, ex⋅clud⋅i⋅ble.

Origin:
1915–20; exclude + -able

Related forms:
ex⋅clud⋅a⋅bil⋅i⋅ty, noun
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ex·clude   (ĭk-sklōōd')   
tr.v.   ex·clud·ed, ex·clud·ing, ex·cludes

  1. To prevent from entering; keep out; bar: a jar sealed to exclude outside air; an immigration policy that excludes undesirables.

  2. To prevent from being included, considered, or accepted; reject: The court excluded the improperly obtained evidence.

  3. To put out; expel.


[Middle English excluden, from Latin exclūdere : ex-, ex- + claudere, to shut.]
ex·clud'a·bil'i·ty n., ex·clud'a·ble, ex·clud'i·ble adj. & n., ex·clud'er n.
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Main Entry: ex·clud·able
Pronunciation: ik-'sklü-d&-b&l
Function: adjective
: subject to being excluded excludable —National Law Journal> —ex·clud·abil·i·ty /ik-"sklü-d&-'bi-l&-tE/ noun
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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