ausschließt

Ausschließen is a German verb meaning to exclude, to rule out, or to dismiss from consideration. It is used in everyday language, in politics or policy, in logic and mathematics, and in social contexts to indicate that something is not possible or not allowed. The related noun form is Ausschluss, meaning exclusion or the act of excluding.

Etymology and form: Ausschließen consists of the prefix aus- (out) combined with schließen (to close). In standard usage it is a separable-prefix verb, so in the present tense you typically say er schließt aus, not er schließtaus. The past participle is ausgeschlossen, used with auxiliary haben to form perfect tenses, and it can function adjectivally as in ein ausgeschlossenes Risiko (a risk that is ruled out).

Usage and nuances: The verb covers a range of meanings from literal removal to figurative denial. Examples: Wir schließen das Angebot nicht aus (We do not rule out the offer). Es ist ausgeschlossen (It is out of the question / impossible). In legal or organizational contexts one can speak of jemanden aus dem Vertrag ausschließen (to exclude someone from a contract) or des Ausschlusses aus einem Kreis (exclusion from a circle or group). Collocations include Ausschlussklausel (exclusion clause) and Ausschlussverfahren (exclusion procedure).

Related terms: Ausgrenzen (to marginalize or exclude in a social sense) and Einschließen (to include). The concept of Ausschluss contrasts with Einschluss, the act of including.

In sum, ausschließen describes the act of removing something from consideration or membership, with the noun form Ausschluss denoting the result or process of exclusion.