disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
Examples of disbar in a Sentence
Recent Examples on the Web
Two months later, Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C.
—
Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Rudy Giuliani, also an ex-lawyer for Trump and a co-defendant in the Georgia indictment, was disbarred in D.C. and New York.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Giuliani was recently disbarred in the District of Columbia based on his misrepresentations of election fraud when serving as Trump's campaign lawyer in 2020.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In 2013, a tri-county hearing panel of the board disbarred Mercier as a licensed attorney in Michigan, according to legal documents.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disbar 
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
Zoom out: Rudy Giuliani, also an ex-lawyer for Trump and a co-defendant in the Georgia indictment, was disbarred in D.C. and New York.
—Avery Lotz, Axios, 31 Oct. 2024
Giuliani was recently disbarred in the District of Columbia based on his misrepresentations of election fraud when serving as Trump's campaign lawyer in 2020.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 29 Oct. 2024
In 2013, a tri-county hearing panel of the board disbarred Mercier as a licensed attorney in Michigan, according to legal documents.
—Jenna Prestininzi, Detroit Free Press, 24 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for disbar
Dictionary Entries Near disbar
Cite this Entry
“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbar. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
Copy CitationKids Definition
disbar
verb
dis·bar
dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
Love words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
Share