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dis·bar
/
dɪsˈbɑr
/
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[
dis-
bahr
]
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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
+
bar
1
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
Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 10th Edition
2009 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins
Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009
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Word Origin & History
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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Example sentences
Motion to lift stay and to grant request to reciprocally
disbar
.
The odds remain that this criterion will not
disbar
any country from the euro.
It can also suspend a lawyers license for as long as five years or
disbar
the
lawyer.
In sum, there is no reason not to
disbar
the respondent.
First, he contends that the circuit court's decision to
disbar
him is clearly erroneous.
It can also suspend the lawyer's license or
disbar
the lawyer.
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