disbarment
10
8.4
- noun
- /dɪsˈbɑːrmənt/
- Specialized
- She was shocked to receive the notice of her disbarment from the State Bar Association.
- a permanent disbarment
- disbarment case
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Examples
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The ABA Model Rules for Lawyer Disciplinary Enforcement recommend that disbarment last for five years and set strict standards for readmission.
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New Jersey is one of 10 states with provisions for permanent disbarment in certain cases, meaning lawyers cannot seek reinstatement.
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If that got out, it could mean disbarment, the end of your career!
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A record of community service or charity work since the disbarment is almost an unwritten requirement.
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Johnson is a strong proponent of permanent disbarment.
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Stealing client money or simply mishandling it can mean disbarment.
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Still, reinstatement after disbarment is a long shot in most jurisdictions, including Washington, D.C.
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Florida added the possibility of true permanent disbarment in 1998.
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The New Jersey Supreme Court voted 4-3 not to disbar him under the mandatory disbarment rule for taking client funds.
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Despite the lack of media attention, Bailey's disbarment case was the biggest one in the careers of the three lawyers prosecuting him for The Florida Bar.
Academic text (2002)
Antonyms
How Severe
- Specialized
10
8.4
- Formal
125
4.6
- Formal
47
7.4
- Formal
24
6.1
138
1.0
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Disbarment comes from the parts dis- ('not') and bar ('bar' or 'barrier'), meaning the line in a courtroom that shows who is a lawyer. So, disbarment means being 'not at the bar', removed from the group of lawyers, which is why it refers to the official act of stopping a lawyer from practicing law.