disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Two months later, Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C.
Giuliani also faces criminal cases in Georgia and Arizona over election subversion efforts, and he was also hit with defamation lawsuits from voting technology companies Dominion Voting Systems and Smartmatic.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
If he is convicted, the State Bar could disbar him, suspend his law license or put him on probation.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Two others involved, Jeff Clark and John Eastman, have also been disbarred and cast out of Trump’s inner circle.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Courts in New York and Washington, D.C., have disbarred Giuliani as a result of his post-election activities, and he has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona for helping Trump try to overturn the election.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
If he is convicted, the State Bar could disbar him, suspend his law license or put him on probation.
—Dakota Smith, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2024
Two others involved, Jeff Clark and John Eastman, have also been disbarred and cast out of Trump’s inner circle.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Courts in New York and Washington, D.C., have disbarred Giuliani as a result of his post-election activities, and he has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona for helping Trump try to overturn the election.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
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disbar
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dis·bar
dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
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