debarring
Officially keeping out
Debarring is the present participle of debar, meaning to officially exclude or prohibit someone from something: The committee voted for debarring him from future competitions.
It appears most often in legal and administrative contexts—debarring contractors from government work, debarring athletes for doping violations.
The word implies formal, institutional exclusion rather than casual refusal.
Removal from eligibility
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
- litigationLegal dispute process
prosecution · judgment · ruling · decree · sanction · penalty · suspension · revocation
Temporary halt or exclusion
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
- license revocationFormal withdrawal of permission
- professional misconductEthics breach at work
- ethics violationBreach of moral standards
disciplinary action · reinstatement · probation · censure · reprimand · striking off · ineligibility
Officially prohibiting something
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- prohibitingMaking something illegal
- disqualifyingRendering unfit to compete
- blacklistingFormally marking for rejection
expelling · ejecting · ostracizing · shutting out · locking out · keeping out · turning away · excluding
Impeding forward progress
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- impedingBlocking forward motion
- obstructingBlocking forward movement
hindering · precluding · forestalling · thwarting · deterring · warding off · staving off · heading off
disqualification
Removal from eligibility
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- court orderBinding judicial directive
- restraining orderCourt-enforced avoidance mandate
litigation · prosecution · judgment · ruling · decree · sanction · penalty · suspension · revocation · statute
suspension
Temporary halt or exclusion
- disbarmentRevoking a lawyer's license
- license revocationFormal withdrawal of permission
- professional misconductEthics breach at work
ethics violation · disciplinary action · reinstatement · probation · censure · reprimand · striking off · ineligibility
banning
Officially prohibiting something
- blockingImpeding forward progress
- prohibitingMaking something illegal
- disqualifyingRendering unfit to compete
blacklisting · expelling · ejecting · ostracizing · shutting out · locking out · keeping out · turning away · excluding · rejecting
blocking
Impeding forward progress
- stoppingCeasing to continue
- preventingStopping before occurrence
- impedingBlocking forward motion
obstructing · hindering · precluding · forestalling · thwarting · deterring · warding off · staving off · heading off · averting
debarringadmitting
Confessing or granting entry
allowing · permitting · authorizing · sanctioning · letting in