disbar
English edit
Etymology edit
Pronunciation edit
Verb edit
disbar (third-person singular simple present disbars, present participle disbarring, simple past and past participle disbarred)
- (law, 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.
- 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:
- The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe […]
Derived terms edit
Translations edit
to expel from the bar, or the legal profession
|