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  1. bar sinisters: Merriam-Webster
  2. bar sinisters: TheFreeDictionary.com

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  1. bar sinisters: Legal dictionary

(Note: See bar_sinister as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (bar sinister)

noun:  (heraldry, considered nonstandard) A bend sinister or baton sinister in a coat of arms.
noun:  (idiomatic, euphemistic) The state or characteristic of having been born out of wedlock; illegitimacy; bastardy.
noun:  (idiomatic, by extension) A state or characteristic which is dishonorable or shameful; a stigma.
▸ Also see bar_sinister


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