Definition of "preclusion" [pre•clu•sion]

• The act of precluding (noun)
• The condition of being precluded (noun)

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• "Most grave among the Sixth Circuit’s misunderstandings, issue preclusion is a plea available to prevailing parties."
• "The preclusion was the third step of the line of reasoning: the reason must not apply to the counter-set."
• "Issue preclusion, in short, does not transform final judgment losers, in civil or criminal proceedings, into partially prevailing parties."