preclusive

Meanings

• Adjective

  Preclusive means preventing something from happening or preventing access to something.

  - "The preclusive contract clause prevents the buyer from reselling the product."
  - "The preclusive effect of the patent prevents others from manufacturing the same product."

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with preclusive
prejudice , precious , reclusive

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Variants

List of all variants of preclusive that leads to same result
preclude , precluded , precludes , precluding , preclusion , preclusions , preclusive , preclusively

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Etymology

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From the Latin word 'preclusus' meaning 'shut off, closed' or 'forbidden'.

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Trivia

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1. The preclusive principle in law refers to a legal doctrine that prevents a party from asserting a claim that would be inconsistent with a prior claim.

2. The term 'preclusive' is often used in the context of patents, where a preclusive effect refers to the ability of a patent to prevent others from making, using, or selling the patented invention.

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Related Concepts

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1. Exclusive: Both preclusive and exclusive mean preventing access or limiting access, but exclusive refers to having something solely for oneself.

2. Preemptive: Preemptive means taking action before someone else, while preclusive means preventing someone else from taking action.

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Quotes

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1. I fear these things, but vaguely, for my brain buzzes in the merciful wash of endorphins that "preclude" any thought from occupying it too long.

   - Louise Erdrich,{it}Harper's{/it},May 1993

2. But conceptual blinders can "preclude" observation, while most accurate generalities guarantee no proper resolution of specific anatomies, but can certainly guide perceptions along fruitful paths.

   - Stephen Jay Gould,{it}Wonderful Life{/it},1989

3. … the same profusion of water that "precluded" overland travel in the summer months could, during the sledgehammer freeze of winter, be utilized as a natural highway—albeit a highway of ice.

   - Jon Krakauer,{it}Smithsonian{/it},November 1987

4. … the institution [of slavery] in the United States was almost uniquely despotic, a closed system so powerful and totalitarian that organized insurrection was almost entirely "precluded … "

   - William Styron,{it}American Heritage{/it},October 1992

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Culture

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Preclusive has been used in legal contexts to refer to clauses or agreements that prevent certain actions or access.

How to Memorize "preclusive"

1. visualize
   

   - Visualize a lock or a door that is closed and prevents access to prevent the meaning of preclusive from slipping away.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word 'preclusive' with the word 'exclusive' to help remember its meaning.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Use the mnemonic 'Preventing access, that's what preclusive means, keep things under control, just like a queen.' to help remember the definition.

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