disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Last week, Giuliani, the former mayor of New York City and ex-personal lawyer for Trump, was officially disbarred in Washington, D.C., for his attempts to overturn the results of the 2020 presidential election.
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Giuliani's law license in the District of Columbia had been temporarily suspended since the summer 2021, but the one-page decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals orders the former federal prosecutor to be disbarred.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Topline Ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was formally disbarred in Washington, D.C., on Thursday—months after being disbarred in New York—as a string of lawyers are now facing consequences for their work with former President Donald Trump.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Stanley will become the first sitting district attorney to be involuntarily disbarred in Colorado in recent memory if the sanction is finalized.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 2024
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Janine Henni, People.com, 1 Oct. 2024
Giuliani's law license in the District of Columbia had been temporarily suspended since the summer 2021, but the one-page decision from the District of Columbia Court of Appeals orders the former federal prosecutor to be disbarred.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 26 Sep. 2024
Topline Ex-Trump attorney Rudy Giuliani was formally disbarred in Washington, D.C., on Thursday—months after being disbarred in New York—as a string of lawyers are now facing consequences for their work with former President Donald Trump.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 26 Sep. 2024
Stanley will become the first sitting district attorney to be involuntarily disbarred in Colorado in recent memory if the sanction is finalized.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 10 Sep. 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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