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barred

[ bahrd ]

adjective

  1. provided with one or more bars: bar:

    a barred prison window.

  2. striped; streaked:

    barred fabrics.

  3. Ornithology. (of feathers) marked with transverse bands of distinctive color.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of barred1

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; bar 1, -ed 3
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A federal judge in California on Thursday barred the Trump administration from denying or conditioning the use of federal funds to “sanctuary” jurisdictions, saying that portions of President Trump’s executive orders were unconstitutional.

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The party is barred from contesting October's election after it refused to comply with the electoral commission's requirement to sign a code of conduct.

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Authorities fined the clinic, which closed soon after the scandal, and barred Dr He from practising for six months.

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She was a driving force behind rules that barred McBride from using the women's restrooms on Capitol Hill.

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His daughters attended school in Pakistan's Punjab province, but in Afghanistan, girls over the age of 12 are barred from doing so.

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