Associations to the word «Debarment»

Wiktionary

DEBARMENT, noun. The act, an instance of debarring.
DEBARMENT, noun. (US) (legal) In the United States Food and Drugs Act, a penalty imposed on persons or companies that commit crimes in connection with applications for approval of drugs, in which such persons are barred from submitting or assisting in the submission of such an application.

Dictionary definition

DEBARMENT, noun. The state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices).
DEBARMENT, noun. The act of prevention by legal means; "they achieved his debarment from holding public office".

Wise words

We should have a great fewer disputes in the world if words were taken for what they are, the signs of our ideas only, and not for things themselves.
John Locke