debarring

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This comprehensive Act, calculated to overawe the Army Magnates by debarring them from all power of money-raising, had been hurried through because of signs that nothing less would avail, if even that would now suffice.

From The Life of John Milton, Volume 5 (of 7), 1654-1660 by Masson, David

This was ingeniously framed with an appearance of justice, as if debarring from office only those who to rebellion had added perjury.

From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring

When, after defection, gracious reforming kings arose, and had to do against foreign invasion, we find them not debarring any subjects, but calling them out promiscuously.

From The Works of the Rev. Hugh Binning by Binning, Hugh

Exclu′sive, able or tending to exclude: debarring from participation: sole: not taking into account.—n. one of a number who exclude others from their society.—adv.

From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 2 of 4: E-M) by Various

“No,” he said; “that would be debarring myself from escaping.”

From Commodore Junk by Fenn, George Manville