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disbarment

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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  • UK: /dɪsˈbɑːmənt/
  • CMU ARPABET: D IH2 S B AA1 R M AH0 N T Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.

1

noun

Meaning 1

The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: law

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

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noun

Meaning 2

the act of expelling a lawyer from the practice of law

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Antonyms: none provided

Broader terms: banishment, proscription

History

Etymology

Etymology tree English disbar Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥ Proto-Indo-European *-mn̥tom Proto-Italic *-mentom Latin -mentum Old French -mentbor. Middle English -ment English -ment English disbarment From disbar + -ment.