Question

preclude If we accept this cash offer from the company, that will preclude our joining in the big suit against it with the other investors. prɪˈklud

Accepted Answer

To make impossible beforehand; prevent. Preclude is often used in legal writing, where it usually refers to making something legally impossible. A new law may be passed by Congress to preclude any suits of a certain kind against a federal agency, for example. Some judges have found that the warnings on cigarette packs preclude any suits against the tobacco companies by lung-cancer sufferers. But there are plenty of nonlegal uses as well. Bad weather often precludes trips to the beach, and a lack of cash might preclude any beach vacation at all

word	preclude
definition	To make impossible beforehand; prevent.
eg_sentence	If we accept this cash offer from the company, that will preclude our joining in the big suit against it with the other investors.
explanation	Preclude is often used in legal writing, where it usually refers to making something legally impossible. A new law may be passed by Congress to preclude any suits of a certain kind against a federal agency, for example. Some judges have found that the warnings on cigarette packs preclude any suits against the tobacco companies by lung-cancer sufferers. But there are plenty of nonlegal uses as well. Bad weather often precludes trips to the beach, and a lack of cash might preclude any beach vacation at all
IPA	prɪˈklud

Preclude Cash Suits Make Impossible Prevent Accept Offer