at bar

a : the railing in a courtroom that encloses the area around the judge where prisoners are stationed in criminal cases or where the business of the court is transacted in civil cases — compare bench 1, dock, jury box, stand

b : the permanent preclusion of a claim or action especially due to the loss of a previous suit based on the same cause of action and between the same parties its earlier successful suit against the purchaser for the price was a bar to the present suit —Martino v. McDonald's System, Inc., 598 F.2d 1079 (1979) — compare collateral estoppel at estoppel 2a, merger 4, res judicata 2

a : the whole body of lawyers; especially : those qualified to practice in the courts of a particular jurisdiction admitted to the Arizona bar the bankruptcy bar — compare bench 3b : those qualified to practice in the courts of a particular jurisdiction admitted to the Arizona bar the bankruptcy bar — compare bench 3b

b : the profession or occupation of lawyer

c : bar examination passed the bar

a : an intangible impediment, obstacle, or barrier consent of the victim is a bar to conviction

b : the permanent preclusion of a claim or action especially due to the loss of a previous suit based on the same cause of action and between the same parties its earlier successful suit against the purchaser for the price was a bar to the present suit —Martino v. McDonald's System, Inc., 598 F.2d 1079 (1979) — compare collateral estoppel at estoppel 2a, merger 4, res judicata 2

: to keep out : exclude cannot bar the items from sale

: to prevent from doing or accomplishing (something) plaintiff's conduct may bar her recovery the contract bars his reinstatement

a : to act as a bar to (as a claim or action) final judgment barred the subsequent claim

b : to prevent (a party) from bringing a claim or action plaintiffs are barred by the judgment…from relitigating their claims —Roach v. Teamsters Local Union No. 688, 595 F.2d 446 (1979) — see also estop — compare merge 2