disbar

dis·bar

D0252500 (dĭs-bär′)tr.v. dis·barred, dis·bar·ring, dis·bars To prohibit (an attorney) from the practice of law by official action or procedure.

dis·bar′ment n.

disbar

(dɪsˈbɑː) vb (tr) , -bars, -barring or -barred (Law) to deprive of the status of barrister; expel from the Bar disˈbarment nUsage: Disbar is sometimes wrongly used where debar is meant: he was debarred (not disbarred) from attending meetings

dis•bar

(dɪsˈbɑr)

v.t. -barred, -bar•ring. to expel from the legal profession. [1625–35] dis•bar′ment, n.

disbar

Past participle: disbarred
Gerund: disbarring

Imperative
disbar
disbar

Present
I disbar
you disbar
he/she/it disbars
we disbar
you disbar
they disbar

Preterite
I disbarred
you disbarred
he/she/it disbarred
we disbarred
you disbarred
they disbarred

Present Continuous
I am disbarring
you are disbarring
he/she/it is disbarring
we are disbarring
you are disbarring
they are disbarring

Present Perfect
I have disbarred
you have disbarred
he/she/it has disbarred
we have disbarred
you have disbarred
they have disbarred

Past Continuous
I was disbarring
you were disbarring
he/she/it was disbarring
we were disbarring
you were disbarring
they were disbarring

Past Perfect
I had disbarred
you had disbarred
he/she/it had disbarred
we had disbarred
you had disbarred
they had disbarred

Future
I will disbar
you will disbar
he/she/it will disbar
we will disbar
you will disbar
they will disbar

Future Perfect
I will have disbarred
you will have disbarred
he/she/it will have disbarred
we will have disbarred
you will have disbarred
they will have disbarred

Future Continuous
I will be disbarring
you will be disbarring
he/she/it will be disbarring
we will be disbarring
you will be disbarring
they will be disbarring

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been disbarring
you have been disbarring
he/she/it has been disbarring
we have been disbarring
you have been disbarring
they have been disbarring

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been disbarring
you will have been disbarring
he/she/it will have been disbarring
we will have been disbarring
you will have been disbarring
they will have been disbarring

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been disbarring
you had been disbarring
he/she/it had been disbarring
we had been disbarring
you had been disbarring
they had been disbarring

Conditional
I would disbar
you would disbar
he/she/it would disbar
we would disbar
you would disbar
they would disbar

Past Conditional
I would have disbarred
you would have disbarred
he/she/it would have disbarred
we would have disbarred
you would have disbarred
they would have disbarred

Thesaurus

Verb

disbar - remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action; "The corrupt lawyer was disbarred"practice of law, law - the learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system; "he studied law at Yale"disqualify - declare unfit; "She was disqualified for the Olympics because she was a professional athlete"

Translations

disbar

disbar from (something)

To render a lawyer ineligible to practice law. A noun or pronoun can be used between "disbar" and "from." The lawyer was disbarred from practicing law because he double-billed his clients and the state for dozens of cases during his career.See also: disbar

disbar someone from something

to take the right to practice law away from a lawyer. The state board disbarred Todd from practicing law in his own state. Sally was also disbarred from practicing law.See also: disbar

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Disbar

To revoke an attorney's license to practice law.

A disbarment proceeding is the investigation into the conduct of a member of the bar in order to determine whether or not that person should be disbarred or disciplined. The state bar association normally takes such action based on allegations of a lawyer's unethical conduct. For example, the bar association might initiate an action for disbarment against a lawyer who has revealed information obtained from the Privileged Communication between the lawyer and a client.

In one of the more high-profile cases of disbarment in recent history, the U.S. Supreme Court in 2001 moved to disbar former President William Jefferson Clinton, thus preventing him from practicing before the high court. The Court's action came after a similar move by the Arkansas Supreme Court's Committee on Professional Conduct, which recommended disbarment of the former president in that state. The actions stemmed from charges of contempt, obstruction of justice, and perjury based on misleading statements made by Clinton about his relationship with White House intern Monica Lewinsky. Those charges led to Clinton's Impeachment by the U.S. House of Representatives in 1998. Clinton agreed to a fine and suspension imposed by the Arkansas Supreme Court disbarment committee and later asked to resign from the U.S. Supreme Court bar.

disbar

v. to remove an attorney from the list of practicing attorneys for improper conduct. This penalty is usually invoked by the State Bar Association (if so empowered) or the highest state court, and will automatically prohibit the attorney from practicing law before the courts in that state or from giving advice for a fee to clients. The causes of permanent disbarment include conviction of a felony involving "moral turpitude," forgery, fraud, a history of dishonesty, consistent lack of attention to clients, abandoning several clients, alcoholism or drug abuse which affect the attorney's ability to practice, theft of funds, or any pattern of violation of the professional code of ethics. Singular incidents (other than felony conviction) will generally result in reprimand, suspension, and/or a requirement that the lawyer correct his/her conduct, show remorse and/or pass a test on legal ethics. (See moral turpitude)

disbar

to deprive ofthe status of BARRISTER.

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verb remove from the bar

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