DISBAR

disbar

(verb) remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; “The corrupt lawyer was disbarred”

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Etymology

Verb

disbar (third-person singular simple present disbars, present participle disbarring, simple past and past participle disbarred)

(legal, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.

(transitive) To exclude (a person) from something.

Anagrams

• bidars, braids, rabids

Source: Wiktionary


Dis*bar", v. t. [imp. & p. p. Disbarred; p. pr. & vb. n. Disbarring.] (Law)

Definition: To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and privileges as such. Abbott.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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