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Noun: debarment  di'baa(r)-munt or dee'baa(r)-munt
  1. The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions, rights or practices)
    "His debarment from the legal profession was a result of ethical violations"
     
  2. (law) the act of prevention by legal means
    "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"

Derived forms: debarments

Type of: bar, exclusion, prevention

Encyclopedia: Debarment