debar

• Verb, das bedeutet, jemanden von etwas auszuschließen oder daran zu hindern, oft mit offiziellen oder rechtlichen Mitteln.

A verb meaning to exclude or prevent someone from doing something, often by official or legal means.

1. Exclude or bar temporarilyC1formal

   To officially prevent someone from doing something, such as attending school or holding an office, for a period of time.

   Vorzübergehend ausschließen

   • The student was debarred from the university for one semester due to academic misconduct.
   • The committee voted to debar the politician from holding public office for five years.
   • He was debarred from the competition after violating the rules.

   Synonymebanbarexcludeprohibitsuspend

   Antonymeadmitallowpermit

2. Prevent from happeningC1formal

   To stop an event or action from occurring; to preclude.

   Verhindern

   • New safety regulations debar any future accidents of this kind.
   • The contract debars the company from using the technology without permission.
   • Legal restrictions debar the sale of the property until the dispute is resolved.

   Synonymeavertforestallobviateprecludepreventprohibitstop

   Antonymeallowenableencouragefacilitatepermitpromote

3. Keep out or excludeC1formal

   To prevent someone or something from entering a place or being included.

   Ausschließen

   • The security guard debarred the unauthorized visitors from the building.
   • The new policy debars non-members from accessing the club's facilities.
   • The fence was built to debar wild animals from the garden.

   Synonymebanbarblockexcludeoustpreventprohibitshut out

   Antonymeacceptadmitinclude