The act of excluding or preventing someone from doing something; official exclusion from a place, activity, or privilege.
From debar + -ment (a noun suffix). Created in English legal and administrative language to describe the result or process of debarring someone from participation or access.
Debarment is the word you'll encounter in government contracts, sports disputes, and professional licensing—it's the official term for when authorities formally lock someone out of something they were previously allowed to do.
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