barring

(noun) the act of excluding someone by a negative vote or veto. Synonyms: blackball.

(verb) prevent from entering; keep out. Synonyms: bar, debar, exclude. Example: "He was barred from membership in the club."

(verb) render unsuitable for passage. Synonyms: barricade, block, blockade, stop, block off, block up, bar. Examples: "Block the way." "Barricade the streets." "Stop the busy road."

(verb) expel, as if by official decree. Synonyms: banish, relegate, bar. Example: "He was banished from his own country."

(verb) secure with, or as if with, bars. Synonyms: bar. Example: "He barred the door."