Emily Dickinson Lexicon

EX-CLU'SION, n. [s as z.]

1. The act of excluding, or of thrusting out; ejection; as, the exclusion of a fetus.
2. The act of denying entrance or admission; a shutting out.
3. The act of debarring from participation in a privilege, benefit, use or enjoyment. Burnet.
4. Rejection; non-reception or admission, in a general sense. Addison.
5. Exception. Bacon.
6. Ejection; that which is emitted or thrown out. Brown.