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DEBARMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The act of prevention by legal means
Example:
they achieved his debarment from holding public office
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("debarment" is a kind of...):
bar; prevention (the act of preventing)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "debarment"):
suspension; temporary removal (a temporary debarment (from a privilege or position etc))
Derivation:
debar (bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.)
Sense 2
Meaning:
The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)
Classified under:
Nouns denoting stable states of affairs
Hypernyms ("debarment" is a kind of...):
exclusion (the state of being excluded)
Derivation:
debar (prevent from entering; keep out)
