disbar
verb (used with object)
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
disbarring
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present participleof disbar.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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These associations are used to disbarring people who, say, defrauded their clients or were utterly incompetent in court over and over again, et cetera.
From Slate ● Oct. 9, 2025
The panel could recommend disbarring him, suspending his D.C. law license or formally censuring him.
From Reuters ● Dec. 15, 2022
And the same shortcomings are disbarring the country from attracting large-scale investments in renewables.
From BBC ● Nov. 24, 2015
Air Force’s suspending and disbarring official is monitoring Booz Allen’s handling of the Snowden” case, Dorrian said.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 12, 2013
Besides, there had been talk of disbarring him from the practice of his profession, and I, as a lawyer, had been urged to instigate that proceeding.
From The Boss of Little Arcady by Harry Leon Wilson
