Definition of disbar
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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The department fired him in 2003 after learning he had been disbarred in Michigan, The Macomb Daily reported.
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The Illinois Supreme Court disbarred Menconi in 2014, after the Attorney Registration and Disciplinary Commission accused him of taking more than $600,000 from clients as far back as 2006.
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But others in the legal community are calling for a broader investigation, suggesting Rizzo should be disbarred, and flagging other capital cases that could be upended by new reviews.
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Tosh was permanently disbarred in 1999 for a number of infractions including engaging in deceit, dishonesty and fraud and lack of competence and diligence, the court record said.
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If an attorney raids a client’s settlement money, he’ll get disbarred and could go to prison for embezzlement.
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His law firm closed, Rothstein was disbarred and several of his former law partners were also imprisoned for a variety of federal crimes.
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Going forward, the Oregon State Bar could seek to have Day disbarred as a lawyer or otherwise disciplined.
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Barely a week after Patty’s death, Bailey learned that Florida intended to disbar him over the Duboc business.
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Definition of disbar for English Language Learners
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: to take away the right of (a lawyer) to work in the legal profession
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legal Definition of disbar
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of a license to practice law usually for engaging in unethical or illegal practices — compare debar
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