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disbar

Syllabification: (dis·bar)
Pronunciation: /disˈbär/
Definition of disbar

verb (disbars, disbarring, disbarred)

[with object]
  • 1 (usually be disbarred) expel (a lawyer) from the Bar, so that they no longer have the right to practice law.
  • 2exclude (someone) from something:competitors wearing rings will be disbarred from competition

Derivatives

disbarment

Pronunciation: /-mənt/
noun

Origin:

mid 16th century (sense 2): from dis- 'away' + bar1

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Definition of disbar in the British & World English dictionary
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