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10 Language-to-English DictionariesDisbarment
/dɪsˈbɑːr.mənt/Comprehensive Definitions & Senses
2 senses- 1
The action of revoking the license of a lawyer to practice law.
"The lawyer faced disbarment after being found guilty of misconduct." - 2
The state of being disbarred.
"His disbarment left him without a means of earning a living."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
Derived from the prefix 'dis-' (meaning removal or reversal) and 'bar', referring to the wooden railing separating the public area from the court where barristers stand. Historically rooted in Anglo-American legal tradition, it evolved to describe the formal revocation of a lawyer's license to practice law.
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radiation
Transliteration: ra-di-a-syon
"Il a été soumis à une radiation de l'ordre des avocats."
Ausschluss
Transliteration: aus-schluss
"Er wurde wegen Fehlverhaltens aus dem Beruf ausgeschlossen."
espulsione
Transliteration: es-pul-sio-ne
"L'avvocato ha subito un'espulsione per cattiva condotta."
despido
Transliteration: des-pi-do
"El abogado fue despedido por mala conducta."
desligamento
Transliteration: des-li-ga-men-to
"O advogado enfrentou um desligamento devido a má conduta."
निष्कासन
Transliteration: nishkasan
"वकील को अनुशासनहीनता के कारण निष्कासन का सामना करना पड़ा।"
取消律师资格
Transliteration: qǔxiāo lǜshī zīgé
"律师因不当行为被取消资格。"
변호사 자격 박탈
Transliteration: byeonhosa jagyeok baktal
"변호사는 비행으로 인해 자격 박탈을 당했습니다."
弁護士資格剥奪
Transliteration: bengoshi shikaku hakudatsu
"弁護士は不正行為により資格を剥奪されました。"
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