debarment
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7.8
- noun
- /dɪˈbɑːr.mənt/
- Formal
- 37. A debarment is an exclusion for a specific period of time.
- suspension and debarment
- debarment notice
- debarment decision
Examples
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The school's decision to impose a debarment on the student prevented him from participating in any extracurricular activities for a year.
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The contractor faced debarment for not following proper safety protocols on the job site, which could jeopardize future contracts.
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Suspension and debarment are serious matters that can have devastating ramifications for federal funding recipients.
Academic text (2017) -
Taxpayers and Congress demanded accountability and questioned the lack of suspension and debarment action against federal funding recipients.
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32. For procurement contracts, the Federal Acquisition Regulation regulates agency suspension and debarment actions.
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Federal assistance managers needed to have suspension and debarment sanctions apply directly to those entities to adequately protect taxpayers' investments in those activities.
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Following the investigation, the committee recommended debarment to ensure that the organization could not engage in any federal projects for the next three years.
Synonyms
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6.1
Official punishment or restriction by an authority
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4.4
An official rule that stops people from doing something
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6.1
A forced removal of a person from a place or group
15
5.2
Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement
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7.6
The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment
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8.9
An official order by a court or authority that stops someone from doing something
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3.9
Making something not allowed by law or officials
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8.4
To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection
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8.1
An official order that stops a person or group from doing certain things
1
7.2
An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense
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9.5
A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules
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7.4
Stopping someone by law from having a right or doing something
An official order not to do something
Antonyms
How Severe
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1.2
- Formal
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7.8
- Formal
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4.6
15
5.2
312
3.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Debarment comes from the parts de- and bar, where bar means a 'bar' or 'obstacle', like a 'barrier'. So a debarment is an official 'blocking' or 'ban' that stops someone from taking part.