exclusion (n.)

  1. the state of being excluded

  2. the state of being excommunicated

    [ Syn: excommunication , censure ]

  3. a deliberate act of omission; with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news

    [ Syn: exception , elision ]

  4. the act of forcing out someone or something; the ejection of troublemakers by the police; the childs expulsion from school

    [ Syn: ejection , expulsion , riddance ]

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