Eliminated
/ɪˈlɪməˌneɪtɪd/
Definitions
- (v. (past participle)) Past participle of eliminate, meaning to remove or exclude from consideration, position, or operation, often used in legal contexts to describe removal of parties, claims, or evidence.
The defendant was eliminated from the lawsuit after the court dismissed the claims against them.
Forms
- eliminate
- eliminates
- eliminating
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Commentary
As a past participle form, 'eliminated' does not carry independent legal meaning beyond its base verb 'eliminate'; it is employed to indicate that an entity or claim has been formally removed or excluded in legal procedures.
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