välistatud

Välistatud is a Estonian adjective and past passive participle meaning "excluded" or "omitted." It is formed from the verb välistama, which means to exclude, omit, or bar. The term describes something that has been deliberately removed from a list, consideration, or process.

The word is commonly used in formal or official contexts, such as law, statistics, education, and governance. In legal texts, välistatud can refer to persons or matters that are barred from a right, procedure, or eligibility. In statistics or research, välistatud andmed denotes data that have been excluded from analysis due to predefined criteria, quality issues, or missing values. In sports or public interventions, välistatud individuals or items indicate those that are disqualified or not allowed to participate.

Morphology and usage: välistatud functions as a past participle and as an adjective. It agrees with the noun it modifies in number and case, for example välistatud isik (singular) or välistatud isikud (plural). In some contexts, it can be combined with other descriptors to specify the basis of exclusion, such as välistatud põhjused (excluded reasons) or välistatud teave (excluded information). The corresponding noun forms for the action are välistamine or välistus, referring to the act or process of excluding.

Etymology: the form derives from the verb välistama with standard Estonian participle formation, yielding a word that denotes a state resulting from exclusion. See also: väljajäetud, which can be used similarly in some contexts to mean left out or omitted, though with subtle nuances.