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While efforts to phase out this exclusion have grown in recent years, Disabled workers remain the only group still legally subject to subminimum wages under federal law.
—Keely Cat-Wells, TIME, 1 Nov. 2024
The leadership of folks like Book and the Trans Folk Witch is especially significant considering the long history of exclusion within witchcraft.
—Emma Cieslik, Them, 1 Nov. 2024
If taxpayers give $19,000 to each of their children in 2025, the annual exclusion will apply to each gift.
—Lorie Konish, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2024
Chief Justice John Roberts on Tuesday said the law’s exclusion of personal injuries was designed to narrow its scope.
—Maureen Groppe, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024
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Word History
Etymology
Middle English, from Anglo-French, from Latin exclusion-, exclusio, from excludere
First Known Use
15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1
Time Traveler
The first known use of exclusion was
in the 15th century
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“Exclusion.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/exclusion. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
Medical 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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