debar
verb [T] /dɪˈbɑːr/
/diːˈbɑːr/ (-rr-) formalDefinition
› to stop someone from doing something by law or by official agreement: He was debarred from the club for unacceptable behaviour.Forbidding and banning thingsLegislation and law-making
(Definition of debar verb from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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