debarment
debarment Lexical Profile
debarment Game Scores & Validity
• noun
The official action of excluding or prohibiting someone from a right, privilege, or activity, especially the legal exclusion of a contractor from bidding on government contracts due to misconduct.
"The construction firm faced a three-year federal debarment after auditors uncovered evidence of fraudulent billing."
Word Nuance & Usage
Do not confuse 'debarment' with 'disbarment': while 'disbarment' specifically refers to the expulsion of a lawyer from practicing law, 'debarment' is a broader legal and administrative term referring to the exclusion of an individual or company from a privilege, right, or government contracting.
• Rhymes for debarment
Word Origin & Etymology
Formed in late 16th-century English from the verb 'debar' (from Anglo-Norman 'debarrer', meaning 'to bar or exclude') combined with the noun-forming suffix '-ment'.