Disbar

Pronunciation

• UK IPA: /dɪsˈbɑː(ɹ)/
• Rhymes: -ɑː(ɹ)

Origin

- + bar

Full definition of disbar

Verb

1. (legal) 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. to exclude someone from something
• 1896, Two More Disbarred: Bloomingston and Lowney Out of College Athletics; Action Taken by Board of Control Last Night, Detroit Free Press, page 6The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe...

Derived terms

• disbarment

Anagrams

• braids