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Disbar vs Disbark - What's the difference?

disbar | disbark |

As verbs the difference between disbar and disbark

is that disbar is (legal) 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 while disbark is to strip of bark.

disbar

English

Verb

(disbarr)
  • (legal) 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
  • to exclude someone from something
  • * 1896 , Two More Disbarred: Bloomingston and Lowney Out of College Athletics; Action Taken by Board of Control Last Night , Detroit Free Press, page 6
  • The friends of Holmes have been criticising the action of the board in disbarring him on the ground that it was too severe...

    Derived terms

    * disbarment

    Anagrams

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    disbark

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To strip of bark.
  • (Boyle)
  • (obsolete) To disembark.
  • (Alexander Pope)

    Synonyms

    * (strip of bark) bark, excorticate