disbar

[ dis-bahr ]

/ dɪsˈbɑr /

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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.

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Origin of disbar

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

SYNONYMS FOR disbar

debar, suspend, exclude.

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

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Examples from the Web for disbarment

She has been threatened with disbarment, imprisonment, and worse.
The Straight Hero of Cameroon’s Gays|Jay Michaelson|December 10, 2014|DAILY BEAST
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|DAILY BEAST
"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
"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
"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

/ (dɪsˈbɑː) /

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.