The disqualification of a person to receive invitations for bids or requests for proposals, or the award of a contract by a government body, for a specified time commensurate with the seriousness of t [..]

Debarment means “an action taken by a Federal agency to prohibit a recipient from participating in Federal Government procurement contracts and covered non procurement transactions.” [15 CFR 29.630; T [..]

Disqualification of a firm or individual from contracting with the government or participating in government non-procurement transactions for a specific period of time. The grounds for debarment may be either statutory or administrative.

(n) the state of being debarred (excluded from enjoying certain possessions or rights or practices)(n) the act of prevention by legal means

A company is debarred by a government or multilateral agency when it is formally prohibited from tendering for projects that the government or agency is funding (or supporting the funding for). This h [..]

An action taken by a debarring official to exclude a contractor from Government contracting and Government-approved subcontracting for a reasonable, specified period. a contractor so excluded is debar [..]