disbar
verb (used with object)
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
disbarred
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past participleof disbar.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof disbar.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
disbarverb (used with object)to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
Example Sentences
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He worked as a lawyer in Texas before he was disbarred following his conviction in 2014.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 5, 2026
Capitol also are among those “indicted, prosecuted, disbarred and/or jailed,” Kimball wrote.
From MarketWatch ● May 18, 2026
He has since been disbarred in New York and Washington.
From Barron's ● May 3, 2026
If found culpable, he could be suspended from the practice of law or disbarred in D.C.
From Slate ● Mar. 11, 2026
They’d have him disbarred; Bud Gleason would no doubt see that Hirsshorn foreclosed on his house.
From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols
