disbar

[dis-bahr]

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verb (used with object), dis·barred, dis·bar·ring.

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

Origin of disbar

First recorded in 1625–35; dis-¹ + bar¹

Related formsdis·bar·ment, nounun·dis·barred, adjective

Synonyms for disbar

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debar, suspend, exclude.

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Related Words for disbarment

expulsion, removal, eviction, overthrow, interruption, layoff, halt, stoppage, period, postponement, freeze, break, moratorium, termination, ignominy, humiliation, dishonor, degradation, disrespect, scorn

Examples from the Web for disbarment

Contemporary Examples of disbarment

She has been threatened with disbarment, imprisonment, and worse.
The Straight Hero of Cameroon’s Gays
Jay Michaelson
December 10, 2014
The article states that the agency could have voted sanctions against Maco ranging from censure to disbarment.
The Woody Allen Allegations: Not So Fast
Robert B. Weide
January 27, 2014

Historical Examples of disbarment

"And disbarment proceedings about to be instituted," finished Latimer.
A Man of Two Countries
Alice Harriman
A suit for libel and disbarment proceedings were started against him.
The Centralia Conspiracy
Ralph Chaplin
Disbarment is an extreme penalty in both countries, inflicted only for moral turpitude amounting usually to crime.
A Philadelphia Lawyer in the London Courts
Thomas Leaming
"They both tumbled into the lake," fired in a freshman who never should have spoken, but was too new to know of her disbarment.
Jane Allen: Center
Edith Bancroft
"Electrocuted by his own machine rather than face disgrace and disbarment," cut in Craig.
The Social Gangster
Arthur B. Reeve

British Dictionary definitions for disbarment

disbar

verb -bars, -barring or -barred (tr) law

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

Derived Formsdisbarment, noun

usage

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

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Word Origin and History for disbarment

disbar

"deprive of the privileges of a barrister," 1630s; see dis- "opposite of" + bar in the legal sense. Related: Disbarred; disbarring; disbarment.