'preclude' is a correct and usable word in written English. It is a verb which means to prevent something from happening or to make something impossible. Example: The nonrefundable deposit for the tour precludes me from getting a refund.
"There is a risk that an all-or-nothing approach and the highlighting of dubious cases to prominent news outlets and journalists will preclude legitimate claims from being fairly treated.
At Portsmouth University, student union president Grant Clarke says in a statement that policies aimed at defending students from racist, sexist and homophobic harassment don't preclude people from openly talking and discussing these issues, "but we don't accept these behaviours on our campus".
A beginner's guide to the privacy tool "Computer experts argue that any legislative attempt to preclude THS from being available in the UK over Tor would be technologically infeasible," Post states.
There have been some voices calling for Fifa to revisit the bidding process for 2018, notably coming from the English FA, but also in Kiev, where many feel Russia's actions in Ukraine over the past 18 months should preclude them from hosting the tournament.
Justice Crennan said the undertaking did not preclude Australia moving the asylum seekers on board "to some other place for processing", with counsel for the asylum seekers indicating they would move to submit further applications to prevent the asylum seekers being transferred for offshore detention.
Parliamentary conventions preclude an MP calling another a liar, though that rule has sometimes been flouted without rebuke – as when the Labour frontbencher Chris Bryant said in the house that Jeremy Hunt, then culture secretary, had lied to the house about his connections with the forces of Rupert Murdoch.
In one instance, the long sought-after drone memo references another legal memo that concluded that al-Awlaki's American citizenship did not "preclude the contemplated lethal action".
Since I tried Ludwig back in 2017, I have been constantly using it in both editing and translation. Ever since, I suggest it to my translators at ProSciEditing.
Justyna Jupowicz-Kozak
CEO of Professional Science Editing for Scientists @ prosciediting.com