noun ·3 syllables ·Uncommon ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law wordnet

Synonyms

All synonyms

banishmentblackballingcashieringdeconsecrationdefrockingdegradation

Etymology

From disbar + -ment.

Related phrases

bar association

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