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

The lawyer then was suspended in February 2020 and disbarred in December 2020, 14 months after her death. —David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 12 Jan. 2026

The former president’s son consented to being disbarred and admitted to attorney misconduct as part of an agreement with the state’s lawyer discipline office but did not admit to criminal wrongdoing. —The Hill Staff, The Hill, 15 Dec. 2025

Former Illinois House Speaker Mike Madigan has been disbarred. —Zak Spector, CBS News, 20 Nov. 2025

To play disgraced, disbarred and incarcerated South Carolina attorney Alex Murdaugh, Clarke (Zero Dark Thirty, The Last Frontier) packed on 40 pounds. —Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 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