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disbars

disbars is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disbar.

Meaning of disbar

Verb

disbar (third-person singular simple present disbars, present participle disbarring, simple past and past participle disbarred)

  1. (transitive) To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his or her status and privileges as such.
  2. (transitive) To exclude (a person) from something.
    • The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe […]1896, “Two More Disbarred: Bloomingston and Lowney Out of College Athletics; Action Taken by Board of Control Last Night”, in Detroit Free Press, page 6

Questions about disbars

What is disbars the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Disbars is the third-person singular simple present indicative of disbar.

Words near disbars in the dictionary

  1. disbarred
  2. disbarrer
  3. disbarrers
  4. disbarring
  5. disbarrings
  6. disbars
  7. disbase
  8. disbased
  9. disbases
  10. disbasing
  11. disbecame

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