disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Apart from politics, as a lawyer, Schaefer has been disbarred in two states, California and Nevada. —
Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered John Eastman disbarred and his name stricken from the state roll of attorneys. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 The State Bar Court will rule on whether Romeyn and Khalifeh committed professional misconduct and could recommend that their licenses to practice law be suspended or that the attorneys be disbarred. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Alfortish had been disbarred after pleading guilty, in 2011, to a conspiracy charge relating to his tenure as the president of a nonprofit, the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which advocates on behalf of professionals in the horse-racing business. —Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disbar
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Rafael Perez, Oc Register, 17 Apr. 2026 The California Supreme Court on Wednesday ordered John Eastman disbarred and his name stricken from the state roll of attorneys. —ABC News, 15 Apr. 2026 The State Bar Court will rule on whether Romeyn and Khalifeh committed professional misconduct and could recommend that their licenses to practice law be suspended or that the attorneys be disbarred. —Clara Harter, Los Angeles Times, 14 Apr. 2026 Alfortish had been disbarred after pleading guilty, in 2011, to a conspiracy charge relating to his tenure as the president of a nonprofit, the Louisiana Horsemen’s Benevolent & Protective Association, which advocates on behalf of professionals in the horse-racing business. —Patrick Radden Keefe, New Yorker, 13 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for disbar
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/disbar. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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dis·bar dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
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