disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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People may be wayward, weak or behave reprehensibly (like the magistrate Grace encounters who was disbarred for masturbating in court, played endearingly by Eric Bana), but most of them do their best.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Both men were also previously disbarred by the Guardian Council.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 June 2024
Among the deacons who signed the letter is the Rev. C. Vernon Mason, a former civil rights attorney, who, despite being disbarred nearly 30 years ago, remains highly regarded in Harlem circles.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Girardi, who was disbarred from practicing law in California in 2021, has been accused of embezzling $15 million from five clients between 2010-2020 and faces five counts of wire fraud.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 14 June 2024
Both men were also previously disbarred by the Guardian Council.
—Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN, 10 June 2024
Among the deacons who signed the letter is the Rev. C. Vernon Mason, a former civil rights attorney, who, despite being disbarred nearly 30 years ago, remains highly regarded in Harlem circles.
—Leonard Greene, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2024
Girardi, who was disbarred from practicing law in California in 2021, has been accused of embezzling $15 million from five clients between 2010-2020 and faces five counts of wire fraud.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 2 Jan. 2024
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disbar
verb
dis·bar
dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
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