disbar vs debar
Definitions
verb
- remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
Examples
During that time, the electrician will be disbarred from carrying out any but minor works.
If found guilty by the tribunal, he could be disbarred from practising law in the country.
Certain age groups or regions might be disbarred for legal reasons, for example, and making this clear from the outset could save you a lot of trouble later.
Definitions
verb
- bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
- prevent from entering; keep out
- prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening
Examples
High above us, the great heptagon of the Winter sky: Capella, Aldebaran, Rigel, Sirius, Procyon, Pollux, and Castor (with Saturn nearby) - with Betelgeuse in the center and the Milky Way cascading through, just to the left of Orion.
Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., who chairs an investigative subcommittee that will hold a hearing on the report today, said the Obama administration should "get on with it and actually debar the worst of the tax cheats from the contractor workforce.
It followed as one consequence of these letters from Florence that Nora was debarred from the Italian scheme as a mode of passing her time till some house should be open for her reception.
