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

His original sentence was upheld in 2015 and the Indiana Supreme Court disbarred him in 2016. —Alexandria Burris, IndyStar, 13 Aug. 2025

Kolodziej, who records show was disbarred in 2021 and represented himself at trial, could not immediately be reached for comment. —Paul Egan, Freep.com, 12 Aug. 2025

Ex-Trump lawyer Kenneth Chesebro, who helped devise President Trump’s alternate electors strategy in 2020, has been disbarred in New York. —Ella Lee, The Hill, 26 June 2025

He should be disbarred as a consequence and to send a message to the rest of the Bar and to the public that this behavior will not be tolerated. —Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 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