debarment

Definitions of debarment
  1. noun
    the act of prevention by legal means
    “they achieved his debarment from holding public office”
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    types:
    suspension, temporary removal
    a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc)
    rustication
    temporary dismissal of a student from a university
    type of:
    bar, prevention
    the act of preventing
  2. noun
    the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
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    type of:
    exclusion
    the state of being excluded
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