[
US
/ˌdɪsˈbɑɹ/
]
[ UK /dɪsbˈɑː/ ]
[ UK /dɪsbˈɑː/ ]
VERB
-
remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
The corrupt lawyer was disbarred
How To Use disbar In A Sentence
- 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.
- I would question the validity of systems that disbar quality staff from progressing.
- Seattle Post-Intelligencer article reported that, due to the "miserliness" of Clark County, defense lawyers handling three out of five of Clark County's death-penalty cases had been either disbarred or arrested. Washblog - Front Page
- A lawyer who commits a felony and is disbarred is surely less deserving of our concern than an applicant who committed a similar crime years before studying law.
- Once a wealthy lawyer, he is now disbarred, broke and recently evicted from the hotel he has been living in since leaving the family.
- And prosecutors who engage in such behavior usually end up being disbarred.
- Of course, this doesn't disbar you from the option of guided dives, either from the shore or from one of the dive centre's day boats.
- At worst, I'll be jailed, at best I'll receive a suspended sentence; either way, I'll be disbarred. A QUESTION OF PRINCIPLE