disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Others in the room include Rudy Giuliani, Trump’s former lawyer who was disbarred for repeatedly making false claims about the 2020 election, and Rupert Murdoch, the owner of Fox News.
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
He was disbarred in New York in July and in Washington, D.C., in September.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and Washington for pursuing Mr. Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
—Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
Or, would legal warrior Cohn sit in the lawyer section, which might be broken down into the disbarred (Paul Manafort, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, et al), and the in good standing?
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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Riley Beggin, USA TODAY, 20 Jan. 2025
He was disbarred in New York in July and in Washington, D.C., in September.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 27 Nov. 2024
Former New York Mayor Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in New York and Washington for pursuing Mr. Trump’s claims about the 2020 election.
—Amy Beth Hanson, The Christian Science Monitor, 6 Oct. 2024
Or, would legal warrior Cohn sit in the lawyer section, which might be broken down into the disbarred (Paul Manafort, Rudy Giuliani, Jeffrey Clark, et al), and the in good standing?
—Greg Marotta, New York Daily News, 12 Jan. 2025
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“Disbar.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disbar. Accessed 27 Jan. 2025.
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disbar
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dis·bar
dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
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