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disbarment

UK/dɪsˈbɑːmənt/

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

Noun

disbarment (countable and uncountable, plural disbarments)

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

Forms of disbarment

pluraldisbarments

Origin of disbarment

From disbar + -ment.

Questions about disbarment

What does disbarment mean?
Disbarment means the disqualification of a lawyer from membership in a bar association, usually as punishment for wrongdoing; the result of being disbarred.
What part of speech is disbarment?
Disbarment is a noun.
How do you pronounce disbarment?
Disbarment is pronounced /dɪsˈbɑːmənt/ (UK).
What is the plural of disbarment?
The plural of disbarment is disbarments.

Words near disbarment in the dictionary

  1. disbar
  2. disbark
  3. disbarked
  4. disbarking
  5. disbarks
  6. disbarment
  7. disbarments
  8. disbarrable
  9. disbarred
  10. disbarrer
  11. disbarrers

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