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disbar::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | disqualify |
| Derivation | disbarment |
The corrupt lawyer was disbarred.
Examples of disbar
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His attorney is asking the commission to investigate and possibly disbar Shirvell.
From the kentucky.com
The bar association tried to disbar lawyers who represented the protesters.
From the stltoday.com
State bars have the power to disbar lawyers and suspend their licenses, among other steps.
From the washingtonpost.com
The high court is also weighing whether to disbar Chesley for his role in the settlement.
From the courier-journal.com
State authorities punish or disbar troublesome lawyers.
From the businessweek.com
Since then, Russian prosecutors have attempted to disbar 14 lawyers who represented Yukos defendants.
From the businessweek.com
He faces up to five years in prison, and the Mississippi State Bar has filed a petition to disbar him.
From the washingtonpost.com
You might think that an inability to understand plain English would disbar anyone from serving on a jury.
From the thisismoney.co.uk
Rutledge has denied the allegations and said he would contest the state Bar's attempts to disbar him.
From the bostonherald.com
- Remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"
- (Disbarred (film)) Disbarred is a 1939 film about a crooked lawyer starring Gail Patrick and Robert Preston. The supporting cast includes Otto Kruger and Sidney Toler and the movie was directed by film noir specialist Robert Florey.
- 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; To exclude someone from something
- (disbarment) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred
- (Disbarment) Form of discipline of a lawyer resulting in the loss (often permanently) of that lawyer's right to practice law. (See censure or suspension.)
- (Disbarred) Those listed as disbarred are prohibited from practicing law in California by order of the California Supreme Court.
- (Disbarred) a person whose membership in the Idaho State Bar has been revoked.
- To strip a lawyer of his or her right to practice law, usually after a formal inquiry by the Law Society.
