"disbarment" meaning in English

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Noun

IPA: /dɪsˈbɑːmənt/ [UK] Forms: disbarments [plural]
Etymology: disbar + -ment Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|disbar|ment}} disbar + -ment Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} disbarment (countable and uncountable, plural disbarments)
  1. (law) The disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred. Tags: countable, uncountable Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-disbarment-en-noun-xjclzglZ Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -ment Topics: law

Inflected forms

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