debarment

Meanings

• Noun

  The act of preventing or prohibiting someone from entering a place or participating in an activity.

• Noun

  A penalty or sanction imposed by an authority, preventing someone from holding public office or taking part in certain activities.

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Rhymes

Words rhyming with debarment
charmament , harmament , marment

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Homophones

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1. department () : A government agency or division responsible for a specific function.
   

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Variants

List of all variants of debarment that leads to same result
debar , debarment , debarments , debarred , debarring , debars

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Forms

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debar, debarred, debars

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Etymology

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Derived from the Old French word 'debarrer', meaning 'to clear (a ship's deck)' or 'to unload'. The term later came to mean 'to prevent from entering' or 'to bar'.

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Trivia

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1. Did you know that in medieval Europe, a person could be debarred from entering a town if they were accused of committing a crime?

2. The term 'debarment' is also used in the context of sports, where an athlete may be debarred from competing due to a violation of the rules.

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Related Concepts

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1. exclusion: The act or state of being excluded or denied access to something.

2. sanction: A penalty or punishment imposed by an authority for violating a rule or law.

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Culture

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In literature, 'debarment' is used metaphorically to refer to the emotional or psychological exclusion of someone from a group or community. It can also symbolize the feeling of being cut off from one's past or denied access to certain experiences.

How to Memorize "debarment"

1. visualize
   

   - Imagine a bouncer at a club preventing someone from entering.

2. associate
   

   - Associate the word with 'debarring' a ship from a harbor.

3. mnemonics
   

   - Remember: 'Debarment' means 'to bar' or 'prevent entry'.

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