Legal prevention

• Legal exclusion
• The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)

The Collaborative International Dictionary Word definitions in The Collaborative International Dictionary
Debarment \De*bar"ment\, n. Hindrance from approach; exclusion.

Wikipedia Word definitions in Wikipedia
Debarment is the state of being excluded from enjoying certain possessions, rights, privileges, or practices and the act of prevention by legal means. For example, companies can be debarred from contracts due to allegations of fraud, mismanagement, and ...

WordNet Word definitions in WordNet
n. the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices) the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"

Wiktionary Word definitions in Wiktionary
n. 1 The act, an instance of debarring. 2 (context US legal English) In the United States http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Food%20and%20Drugs%20Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of ...