Exclusion - Definition

n 1: the state of being excluded [ant: inclusion]
2: the state of being excommunicated [syn: excommunication,
exclusion, censure]
3: a deliberate act of omission; "with the exception of the
children, everyone was told the news" [syn: exception,
exclusion, elision]
4: the act of forcing out someone or something; "the ejection of
troublemakers by the police"; "the child's expulsion from
school" [syn: ejection, exclusion, expulsion,
riddance]