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.

Word History and Origins

Origin of barred¹

Middle English word dating back to 1300–50; bar ¹, -ed ³

Example Sentences

The National Guard troops are barred from carrying out police duties under the 1878 Posse Comitatus Act, which precludes the military from carrying out domestic law enforcement.

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But this train, liveried in light-blue and with barred windows, offered an escape.

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Members of the G20 – a gathering of the world's biggest economies - do not need an invite but can possibly be barred through visa restrictions.

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National Guard members, who are barred by law from engaging in law enforcement, were meant to serve as a visible deterrent, according to Defense Department officials.

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On Monday, the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner’s office revealed it had been barred from disclosing any details about Hernandez’s death by the court order.

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