Etymology
Origin of barred
Example Sentences
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Petro, a former guerrilla and Colombia's first leftist president, is barred by the constitution from running again.
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He is constitutionally barred from running again, but his allies hope to bolster their numbers in the legislature and continue reforms after he leaves power in August.
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Offenders are not subject to further imprisonment after removal from the the country, but are barred from ever returning and liable to serve the rest of their sentence if they do.
From BBC
A regional court in Katowice sentenced one, who was also charged with causing involuntary manslaughter, to 18 months in prison and barred him from practicing medicine for six years.
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Moscow barred Western and Japanese airlines from its airspace in retaliation for similar measures targeting its own carriers.
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