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

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


debar, suspend, exclude.
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disbar (dɪsˈbɑː) [Click for IPA pronunciation guide]
 
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.
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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.
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