disbarment

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UK/dɪsˈbɑːmənt/

noun

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

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Meanings

noundisbarment (countable and uncountable, plural disbarments)

plural disbarments

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

Origin

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APA

disbarment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbarment

MLA

“disbarment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbarment. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “disbarment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/disbarment.

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