Dictionary of problem words and expressions. Harry Shaw. 1975.
disbar — debar, disbar Debar means ‘to exclude from admission or a right’, as in They were debarred from entering, whereas disbar has the more specific meaning ‘to deprive (a barrister) from the right to practise’. Both words double the r in inflection … Modern English usage
debar — debar, disbar Debar means ‘to exclude from admission or a right’, as in They were debarred from entering, whereas disbar has the more specific meaning ‘to deprive (a barrister) from the right to practise’. Both words double the r in inflection … Modern English usage
disbar — See debar. See debar, disbar … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
debar — See debar, disbar … Dictionary of problem words and expressions
disbar — dis·bar /dis bär/ vt: to expel from the bar or the legal profession: deprive (an attorney) of a license to practice law usu. for engaging in unethical or illegal practices compare debar dis·bar·ment n Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam… … Law dictionary
debar — de·bar /dē bär/ vt de·barred, de·bar·ring: to bar from having or doing something; specif: to exclude from contracting with the federal government or a federal contractor was debarred from bidding compare disbar de·bar·ment n … Law dictionary
disbar — shut out, eliminate, rule out, suspend, debar, *exclude, blackball … New Dictionary of Synonyms
debar — *exclude, blackball, disbar, suspend, shut out, eliminate, rule out Analogous words: preclude, obviate, *prevent: *forbid, prohibit, ban, interdict Contrasted words: *invite, court, woo, solicit, bid: permit, allow, *let … New Dictionary of Synonyms
disbar — disbarment, n. /dis bahr /, v.t., disbarred, disbarring. to expel from the legal profession or from the bar of a particular court. [1625 35; DIS 1 + BAR1] Syn. debar, suspend, exclude. * * * … Universalium
disbar — dis|bar [dısˈba: US ˈba:r] v past tense and past participle disbarred present participle disbarring [T] to make a lawyer leave the legal profession →↑debar … Dictionary of contemporary English
