debar
(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
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(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
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(US, legal, transitive) To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
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(transitive) To hinder or prevent.
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(transitive) To restrain someone or something from entering a place or condition.