disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Politics in Brief Trump ally in trouble: A judge recommended that John Eastman, a co-defendant of Donald Trump in the Georgia election interference case, be disbarred in California.
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Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
He was ultimately disbarred in New York for his actions in the case.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The California State Bar has recommended that former Trump election attorney John Eastman be disbarred, a judge said in a filing on Wednesday.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
John Eastman, the former Orange County law school dean who helped forge Donald Trump’s legal strategy for retaining power after the 2020 election, should be disbarred, a State Bar Court judge ruled Wednesday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
In a June filing, the board recommended Adams be permanently disbarred for infractions involving the misuse of funds belonging to his clients in court cases in Butler and Preble counties.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2024
In addition to her Vegas residency, Erika is also awaiting word on the trial of her estranged husband Tom Girardi, the disgraced and disbarred lawyer who was indicted on fraud charges for allegedly stealing from the victims' families of a 2018 plane crash.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Six attorneys from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach — three suspended and three essentially disbarred —make up the South Florida representation on the monthly Florida Bar list of lawyers disciplined by the state Supreme Court.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
Tracy Glantz / The State via AP July 13, 2022
The South Carolina Supreme Court formally disbars Murdaugh, who is facing 84 criminal charges and 11 lawsuits.
July 14, 2022
A grand jury announces an indictment against Murdaugh on double murder charges in the deaths of Margaret and Paul.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Jan. 2024
Elizabeth Robinson, NBC News, 28 Mar. 2024
He was ultimately disbarred in New York for his actions in the case.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 28 Mar. 2024
The California State Bar has recommended that former Trump election attorney John Eastman be disbarred, a judge said in a filing on Wednesday.
—Laura Romero, ABC News, 27 Mar. 2024
John Eastman, the former Orange County law school dean who helped forge Donald Trump’s legal strategy for retaining power after the 2020 election, should be disbarred, a State Bar Court judge ruled Wednesday.
—Christopher Goffard, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2024
In a June filing, the board recommended Adams be permanently disbarred for infractions involving the misuse of funds belonging to his clients in court cases in Butler and Preble counties.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 20 Feb. 2024
In addition to her Vegas residency, Erika is also awaiting word on the trial of her estranged husband Tom Girardi, the disgraced and disbarred lawyer who was indicted on fraud charges for allegedly stealing from the victims' families of a 2018 plane crash.
—Stephanie Wenger, Peoplemag, 8 Feb. 2024
Six attorneys from Miami-Dade, Broward and Palm Beach — three suspended and three essentially disbarred —make up the South Florida representation on the monthly Florida Bar list of lawyers disciplined by the state Supreme Court.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2024
Tracy Glantz / The State via AP July 13, 2022
The South Carolina Supreme Court formally disbars Murdaugh, who is facing 84 criminal charges and 11 lawsuits.
July 14, 2022
A grand jury announces an indictment against Murdaugh on double murder charges in the deaths of Margaret and Paul.
—Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 29 Jan. 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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