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disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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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
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First Known Use
1633, in the meaning defined above
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbar. Accessed 14 Nov. 2024.
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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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