Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (2)
1.
the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices);
2.
the act of prevention by legal means;
- Example: "they achieved his debarment from holding public office"
The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Debarment \De*bar"ment\, n.
Hindrance from approach; exclusion.
[1913 Webster]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
debarment
n 1: the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain
possessions or rights or practices)
2: the act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his
debarment from holding public office"