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dis·bar

   [dis-bahr]
verb (used with object), dis·barred, dis·bar·ring.
to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court.
Origin:
1625–35; dis-1 + bar1

Related forms
dis·bar·ment, noun
un·dis·barred, adjective

Synonyms
debar, suspend, exclude.

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disbar (dɪsˈbɑː)
 
—vb , -bars, -barring, -barred
to deprive of the status of barrister; expel from the Bar
 
usage  Disbar is sometimes wrongly used where debar is meant: he was debarred (not disbarred) from attending meetings
 
dis'barment
 
—n

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disbar
"deprive of the privileges of a barrister," 1630s, from dis- "opposite of" (see dis-) + bar in the legal sense.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2010 Douglas Harper
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