disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Prosecutors argue Avenatti is still the same shady lawyer – now disbarred – and still deserves a long sentence.
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Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
All the money was gone 3 days later Masud has been disbarred.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The referee recommended McNeilly, who waived her right to an evidentiary hearing, be disbarred, and the court agreed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Rudy Giuliani, a staunch Trump ally, was disbarred in Washington last fall for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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Lee Ross, FOXNews.com, 7 May 2025
All the money was gone 3 days later Masud has been disbarred.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
The referee recommended McNeilly, who waived her right to an evidentiary hearing, be disbarred, and the court agreed.
—Mary Divine, Twin Cities, 2 Apr. 2025
Rudy Giuliani, a staunch Trump ally, was disbarred in Washington last fall for his efforts to overturn the 2020 presidential election results.
—Sophia Vento, The Hill, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbar. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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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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