disbar

verb

dis·​bar dis-ˈbär 

disbarred; disbarring; disbars

transitive verb

: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges

disbarment

dis-ˈbär-mənt 

noun

Examples of disbar in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

Payne county Judge Susan Worthington should be disbarred. —Stepheny Price, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025

They were later charged with keeping millions of dollars for themselves that were supposed to go to the clients, leading to Chesley and five other lawyers being disbarred and two being sent to jail. —Maia Anderson, Cincinnati Enquirer, 2 Nov. 2025

Morphew initially was charged in 2021 with his wife’s death, but the case was dropped in 2022 after extensive misconduct by prosecutors that resulted in 11th Judicial District Attorney Linda Stanley being disbarred. —Shelly Bradbury, Denver Post, 28 Oct. 2025

In 1997, the Tennessee Supreme Court disbarred him in 1997 for offenses not related to his green card spam. —Johnny Dodd, PEOPLE, 6 Sep. 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1633, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for disbar

• adar
• afar
• ajar
• alar
• ansar
• bazaar
• bizarre
• boxcar
• boyar
• bulbar
• cachar
• cigar

Kids Definition

disbar

verb

dis·​bar dis-ˈbär 

disbarred; disbarring

: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession

disbarment

-ˈbär-mənt 

noun

Legal Definition

disbar

transitive verb

dis·​bar dis-ˈbär 

: 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

disbarment noun