disbar
pronunciation
How to pronounce disbar in British English:
UK [dɪsˈbɑ:(r)]
How to pronounce disbar in American English:
US [dɪsˈbɑr]
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- Verb:
- remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action
Word Origin
- disbar (v.)
- "deprive of the privileges of a barrister," 1630s; see dis- "opposite of" + bar in the legal sense. Related: Disbarred; disbarring; disbarment.