Thesaurus.com
Dictionary.com
Definitions

disbar

[dis-bahr] / dɪsˈbɑr /




Example Sentences

Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.

See Examples For:

While no further proceedings occurred in New York to permanently disbar Giuliani, the D.C.

From Salon Jun. 4, 2024

Officials in Georgia had been weighing whether to disbar Wood over his efforts, holding a disciplinary trial earlier this year.

From Seattle Times Jul. 5, 2023

The State Bar filed disciplinary charges against Yeghiayan and made an unsuccessful attempt to disbar his wife.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 23, 2022

“The plan was to disbar me so I wouldn’t be relevant, and that by and large happened,” he says.

From The Verge Mar. 10, 2022

"I'll disbar that man if it's the last act of my life!"

From The Gray Dawn by White, Stewart Edward

Capitol also are among those “indicted, prosecuted, disbarred and/or jailed,” Kimball wrote.

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

He has since been disbarred in New York and Washington.

From Barron's May 3, 2026

If found culpable, he could be suspended from the practice of law or disbarred in D.C.

From Slate Mar. 11, 2026

Criminal lawyer Anu Mohindru was disbarred by the Barristers' Tribunal Service when it determined he fabricated his CV while applying for a senior job.

From BBC Sep. 16, 2025

They’d have him disbarred; Bud Gleason would no doubt see that Hirsshorn foreclosed on his house.

From "The Milagro Beanfield War" by John Nichols

These associations are used to disbarring people who, say, defrauded their clients or were utterly incompetent in court over and over again, et cetera.

From Slate Oct. 9, 2025

Officials at the Department of Health and Social Care and NHS England would explore introducing a disbarring service, he said, something previously seen as unnecessary following reviews of NHS management.

From BBC Sep. 4, 2023

The panel could recommend disbarring him, suspending his D.C. law license or formally censuring him.

From Reuters Dec. 15, 2022

But she could also go further — assessing additional monetary penalties or recommending grievance proceedings be opened that could result in banning the attorneys from practicing in Michigan or disbarring them altogether.

From Washington Post Jul. 12, 2021

Besides, there had been talk of disbarring him from the practice of his profession, and I, as a lawyer, had been urged to instigate that proceeding.

From The Boss of Little Arcady by Wilson, Harry Leon




Vocabulary lists containing disbar


Vocabulary.com logo
by dictionary.com

Dictionary.com's Learning Companion

Go beyond just looking up words.
Remember them forever with VocabTrainer.

Start training