Definition of "disbar"

disbar

/dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/

verb
third-person singular simple present disbars, present participle disbarring, simple past and past participle disbarred
1. (law, transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.
2. (transitive) To exclude (a person) from something.
  Quotations
  The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe […]
  1896, “Two More Disbarred: Bloomingston and Lowney Out of College Athletics; Action Taken by Board of Control Last Night”, in Detroit Free Press, page 6

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