disbarred; disbarring; disbars
: to expel from the bar or the legal profession : deprive (an attorney) of legal status and privileges
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Two others involved, Jeff Clark and John Eastman, have also been disbarred and cast out of Trump’s inner circle.
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Courts in New York and Washington, D.C., have disbarred Giuliani as a result of his post-election activities, and he has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona for helping Trump try to overturn the election.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In some cases, judges dismissed the lawsuits while expressing frustration over the lack of evidence, and some attorneys who publicly represented the president have since been disbarred, faced defamation claims, or been criminally charged.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Two months later, Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C.
—Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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Ella Lee, The Hill, 1 Nov. 2024
Courts in New York and Washington, D.C., have disbarred Giuliani as a result of his post-election activities, and he has been indicted in Georgia and Arizona for helping Trump try to overturn the election.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes, 22 Oct. 2024
In some cases, judges dismissed the lawsuits while expressing frustration over the lack of evidence, and some attorneys who publicly represented the president have since been disbarred, faced defamation claims, or been criminally charged.
—Olivia Rubin, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2024
Two months later, Giuliani was disbarred in Washington, D.C.
—Sonam Sheth, Newsweek, 1 Nov. 2024
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disbar
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dis·bar
dis-ˈbär 
disbarred; disbarring
: to deprive (a lawyer) of the right to work in the legal profession
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