1. to prevent someone from entering a place or participating in an activity
Usage: formal
2. to legally prevent someone from practicing a profession
Usage: legal

Examples

• The club will debar members who violate the rules.
• Security guards debarred unauthorized visitors from the building.
• The lawyer was debarred from practicing law after the ethics violation.
• Students caught cheating may be debarred from taking future exams.
• The court decided to debar him from serving as a company director.
• New regulations debar anyone with a criminal record from this position.