disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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In addition to courts penalizing attorneys for inappropriate filings, bar association disciplinary authorities in multiple states have initiated proceedings to suspend or disbar those attorneys from practicing law in their jurisdictions.
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Elise J. Bean, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
Denise Gunn, admitted to the Bar in 1997, was disbarred on May 23.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
In addition, a judge in a disciplinary trial before the California State Bar Court issued a ruling that John Eastman should be disbarred.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Eastman got a fair trial, and the Judge who disbarred him wrote a detailed 128-page decision supporting it after months of reviewing evidence and testimony.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
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Elise J. Bean, The Conversation, 4 June 2024
Denise Gunn, admitted to the Bar in 1997, was disbarred on May 23.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 2 June 2024
In addition, a judge in a disciplinary trial before the California State Bar Court issued a ruling that John Eastman should be disbarred.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 2024
Eastman got a fair trial, and the Judge who disbarred him wrote a detailed 128-page decision supporting it after months of reviewing evidence and testimony.
—Teri Sforza, Orange County Register, 15 May 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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