ausschließend

Ausschließend is the present participle of the verb ausschließen and is used to express exclusion within formal German. It means excluding or with the exception of something and is primarily found in written, authoritative contexts such as legal, administrative, or academic texts. It is not interchangeable with ausschliesslich, which means exclusively.

Grammatically, ausschließend can function as a participle used adverbially to modify a statement or, in some cases, as an attributive modifier before a noun. In practice, it often introduces a clause or phrase that marks an exception or boundary, for example in minutes, reports, or contract language. Its use tends to be limited to formal registers, where precise delimitation of scope is required.

Usage and context, in comparison with related terms: in everyday speech, ausschließend is uncommon; speakers typically use phrases like außer, ausgenommen, or mit Ausschluss von to convey exclusion. The expression unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit is a standard fixed form that conveys exclusion, using a noun form rather than the participle. Ausschließend serves a similar functional purpose but with a more syntactically flexible, formal feel.

Orthography and style: ausschließend is spelled with the ß and ends with -end, consistent with other participles formed from aßchließen. In modern German, it remains a niche term best avoided in casual writing.

See also: unter Ausschluss der Öffentlichkeit, Ausgenommen, Ausschließlich, Ausschluss.