Definition of Debarment

1. Noun. The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices).

Generic synonyms: Exclusion
Derivative terms: Debar

2. Noun. The act of prevention by legal means. "They achieved his debarment from holding public office"
Specialized synonyms: Suspension, Temporary Removal
Generic synonyms: Bar, Prevention
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Derivative terms: Debar

Definition of Debarment

1. n. Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

Definition of Debarment

1. Noun. The act, an instance of debarring. ¹

2. Noun. (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. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Debarment

1. [n -S]

Lexicographical Neighbors of Debarment

debanding
debaptism
debar
debarb
debarbed
debarbing
debarbs
debark
debarkation
debarkations
debarked
debarker
debarkers
debarking
debarks
debarment (current term)
debarments
debarred
debarring
debars
debase
debased
debaser
debasers

Literary usage of Debarment

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Small Business Innovation Research: Program Solicitation (1993)
"CERTIFICATION REGARDING debarment, SUSPENSION, AND OTHER RESPONSIBILITY MATTERS - PRIMARY ... Are not presently debarred, suspended, proposed for debarment, ..."

2. Treatise on Patent Estate: Comprehending Nature, Conditions and Limitations by Thomas Bond Hall (1888)
"All which they primarily secure is the exclusive right in the discovery." § 12. debarment Only.— a. It would therefore appear that on grounds, ..."

3. 21st Century Community Learning Centers Program: Keeping Schools Open as by Adriana De Kanter (1999)
"The prospective lower tier participant further agrees by submitting this proposal that it will include the clause titled "Certification Regarding debarment, ..."

4. A Compilation of Federal Education Laws: Secondary Education, Individuals edited by William F. Goodling, James M. Jeffords (1999)
"If the Secretary determines that a decision on initiating nonprocurement debarment proceedings cannot be made within 180 days after notification of the ..."

5. The American metropolis, from Knickerbocker days to the present time;: From by Frank Moss (1897)
"debarment of Attorneys—3. The Trial and Speeches —4. Counsel's previous Offense—Deposing of Judge Morris by Governor Cosby for a Righteous ..."

6. Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act, As Amended by DIANE Publishing Company (1994)
"The Secretary may determine whether debarment periods shall run ... In determining the appropriateness and the period of a debarment of a person under ..."

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