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debarment

debarment

1 7.8
An official ban that stops someone from taking part as a punishment
  • noun
  • /dɪˈbɑːr.mənt/
  • Formal
translation icon : inhabilitación
  • 37. A debarment is an exclusion for a specific period of time.
  • suspension and debarment
  • debarment notice
  • debarment decision

Examples

  • The school's decision to impose a debarment on the student prevented him from participating in any extracurricular activities for a year.

  • The contractor faced debarment for not following proper safety protocols on the job site, which could jeopardize future contracts.

  • 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.

    Academic text (2017)
  • 32. For procurement contracts, the Federal Acquisition Regulation regulates agency suspension and debarment actions.

    Academic text (2017)
  • Federal assistance managers needed to have suspension and debarment sanctions apply directly to those entities to adequately protect taxpayers' investments in those activities.

    Academic text (2017)
  • 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

sanction
vsdebarment
  • Formal
577 6.1

Official punishment or restriction by an authority

targets stopping someone from participation as a formal exclusion rather than general penalty
prohibition
vsdebarment
  • Formal
48 4.4

An official rule that stops people from doing something

focuses on blocking person's role as legal penalty rather than just forbidding actions
expulsion
vsdebarment
39 6.1

A forced removal of a person from a place or group

removes participation by forcing exit rather than merely barring future involvement
disqualification
vsdebarment
15 5.2

Officials stop someone from taking part because they did not follow a rule or meet a requirement

prevents participation as a formal punishment rather than only rule-based ineligibility
banishment
vsdebarment
14 7.6

The act of forcing someone to leave a country or community as punishment

imposes exile, stopping return or participation rather than simple prevention
interdiction
vsdebarment
  • Formal
12 8.9

An official order by a court or authority that stops someone from doing something

acts as a formal punishment preventing participation rather than general forbidding
banning
vsdebarment
8 3.9

Making something not allowed by law or officials

prevents someone from participation as a formal penalty rather than just forbidding actions
ostracization
vsdebarment
  • US
1 8.4

To exclude someone from a group as punishment or social rejection

is formal, official prevention from duties rather than social rejection
banning-order
vsdebarment
  • UK
1 8.1

An official order that stops a person or group from doing certain things

is used as a legal punishment blocking participation rather than general forbiddance
disallowance
vsdebarment
  • Formal
1 7.2

An official decision not to accept a claim, for example a tax expense

acts as a formal punishment preventing participation rather than only refusing requests
disabling
vsdebarment
  • Formal
7.4

Stopping someone by law from having a right or doing something

stops activity specifically as an imposed penalty not just legal removal
forbiddance
vsdebarment
  • Formal
8.3

An official order not to do something

acts as formal punishment aiming to stop participation rather than general order
disfellowship
vsdebarment
  • Jargon
9.5

A formal action that removes someone from a group for breaking rules

prevents participation as a legal or formal punishment rather than only membership loss

Antonyms

1.0

Official approval that lets you do something

authorization
  • Specialized
14 4.3

How a computer or app decides what a person can do

How Severe

ban
293 1.2
debarment
  • Formal
1 7.8
suspension
  • Formal
71 4.6
restriction
340 3.0

Surface Forms

debarment singular
debarments plural

Morphology

debarment = debar (semi-transparent) = de + bar + ment

This is a standard noun formation from the verb 'debar', meaning the act or result of officially debarring someone.

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.