Definition of exclusion - WordReference.com Dictionary

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exclusion
A	noun
	1	ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance
			the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from school"
		Category Tree: act; human action; human activity ╚rejection ╚banishment; proscription ╚ejection, exclusion, expulsion, riddance ╚ouster; ousting ╚barring; blackball ╚ostracism ╚deportation ╚defenestration
	2	exception, exclusion, elision
			a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the children, everyone was told the news"
		Category Tree: psychological feature ╚cognition; knowledge; noesis ╚process; cognitive process; mental process; operation; cognitive operation ╚basic cognitive process ╚inattention ╚disregard; neglect ╚omission ╚exception, exclusion, elision
	3	exclusion
			the state of being excluded
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚exclusion ╚debarment ╚banishment; ostracism; Coventry
	4	excommunication, exclusion, censure
			the state of being excommunicated
		Category Tree: state ╚situation; state of affairs ╚rejection ╚excommunication, exclusion, censure