Crossword clues for debarment
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Debarment \De*bar"ment\, n. Hindrance from approach; exclusion.
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 drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.
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"
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 similar improprieties. Firms, individuals, and non-governmental organizations can be debarred.
In cross-debarment, organizations and agencies agree to mutually exclude others based on debarment by affiliates.
Usage examples of "debarment".
On the earlier journey, Selatre was still a maiden, and barely removed from serving as Biton's voice on earth, her only debarment being that the Fox had had to touch her to save her from the monsters unleashed in the earthquake.