DEBARMENT

debarment

(noun) the act of prevention by legal means; “they achieved his debarment from holding public office”

debarment

(noun) the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Noun

debarment (countable and uncountable, plural debarments)

The act or an instance of debarring.

(US, legal) In the United States Food and Drugs Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.

Source: Wiktionary


De*bar"ment, n.

Definition: Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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GUILLOTINE

(verb) kill by cutting the head off with a guillotine; “The French guillotined many Vietnamese while they occupied the country”


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