DISBARMENT

disbarment,n. The action of expelling a lawyer from the bar or from the practice of law, usu.

because of some disciplinary  violation. • One  who  has passed the bar, been  called to the bar, or

been admitted to the bar is privileged to stand inside the wooden barrier that separates the gallery

from the actual courtroom, particularly the judge’s bench, and conduct business with the court. So

this term literally describes the loss of the privilege. Although disbarment is typically a permanent

removal from  the  practice  of law, in some jurisdictions a disbarred attorney  may (after a certain

period) petition for readmission. In England and Wales, only a barrister is disbarred; a solicitor is

struck off the roll, so the expulsion of a solicitor is termed striking off the roll. See STRUCK OFF.

[Cases: Attorney and Client    58. C.J.S. Attorney and Client §§ 116–118.] — disbar,vb. [Blacks Law 8th]