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The light rail operates on an open system, meaning there aren’t barriers like turnstiles or ticket checks that might flag when a passenger violates an exclusion.
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Removing the Department of Justice’s regulations prohibiting unfair discriminatory policies takes away critical safeguards against the most insidious forms of exclusion.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
While the Miami Hurricanes are breathing a collective sigh of relief, the BYU Cougars are furious at their exclusion from the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Endurance restrictions and exclusions Deductibles Deductibles range from $0 to $200 per claim depending on the plan.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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Nick Sullivan, Charlotte Observer, 10 Dec. 2025
Removing the Department of Justice’s regulations prohibiting unfair discriminatory policies takes away critical safeguards against the most insidious forms of exclusion.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2025
While the Miami Hurricanes are breathing a collective sigh of relief, the BYU Cougars are furious at their exclusion from the 12-team College Football Playoff field.
—Jordy Fee-Platt, New York Times, 8 Dec. 2025
Endurance restrictions and exclusions Deductibles Deductibles range from $0 to $200 per claim depending on the plan.
—Alora Bopray, USA Today, 8 Dec. 2025
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusion. Accessed 16 Dec. 2025.
Copy CitationMedical Definition
exclusion
noun
ex·clu·sion
iks-ˈklü-zhən 
: surgical separation of part of an organ from the rest without excision
Legal Definition
exclusion
noun
ex·clu·sion
ik-ˈsklü-zhən
1
: the act of excluding or state of being excluded
specifically
: refusal of entry into the U.S. by immigration officials
review of deportation and exclusion orders
compare deportation
2
: something that excludes or is excluded: as
a
: a part of an insurance contract that excludes specified risks from coverage compare condition, declaration
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