excluding
verb
Definitions
To bar (someone) from entering; to keep out.
To expel; to put out.
Example: to exclude young animals from the womb or from eggs
To omit from consideration.
Example: Count from 1 to 30, but exclude the prime numbers.
To refuse to accept (evidence) as valid.
preposition
Definitions
To the exclusion of; not including
Example: Our lucky free draw winner will be treated to dinner, bed and breakfast, but the holiday must be taken before December, 1991 (subject to availability and excluding bank holidays).