disbar

Verb
US[dis-bahr]/ˌdɪsˈbɑr/2 syllables

Open English WordNet

Verb (1)disbarred, disbarring

  1. remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action“The corrupt lawyer was disbarred”More general disqualify
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Webster's Dictionary (1913)

Dis·bar′ transitive verb [past tense & past participle Disbarred; present participle & verbal noun Disbarring.]

Law To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and privileges as such. Benjamin Vaughan. Abbott

Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913), from GCIDE 0.54

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