The official punishment of removing a lawyer from the legal profession due to misconduct or violation of professional ethics.
From disbar + -ment. This formal legal noun became standard in law and courts during the 19th century as bar associations formalized.
Disbarment is the legal word that ends careers — it's been around since law became a formal profession with enforceable codes of conduct.
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