disbar

verb — 2 senses

disbar

verb

UK /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/

Etymology From dis- + bar.

1

Law 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.

2

To exclude (a person) from something.

  • The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe […]1896, “Two More Disbarred: Bloomingston and Lowney Out of College Athletics; Action Taken by Board of Control Last Night”, in Detroit Free Press, page 6:
Derived terms
disbarment, disbarrable, undisbarred

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