disbar

[ dis-bahr ]

verb (used with object)

, dis·barred, dis·bar·ring.

1. to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.

   Synonyms: exclude, suspend, debar

disbar

/ dɪsˈbɑː /

verb

1. to deprive of the status of barrister; expel from the Bar

Usage

Disbar is sometimes wrongly used where debar is meant: he was debarred (not disbarred ) from attending meetings

Derived Forms

• disˈbarment, noun

Other Words From

• dis·barment noun
• undis·barred adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of disbar¹

First recorded in 1625–35; dis- ¹ + bar ¹

Example Sentences

Felipe Gomez, a disbarred Chicago attorney who sued Braid this week, flat-out asked the court in his filing to declare the law unconstitutional.

From The Daily Beast

Later, he was disbarred in Florida and Massachusetts in the matter.

From Washington Post

Cast on my soul what Pluto would disbar From his fire-vaulted hell?

From Project Gutenberg

Its equivalent would be almost enough to disbar a man in law, or to ruin him in medicine.

From Project Gutenberg

Related Words

• cheapen
• corrupt
• debase
• degenerate
• demean
• deteriorate
• diminish
• discredit
• disgrace
• downgrade
• impair
• lessen
• reduce
• vitiate
• weaken