Disbar vs. Debar — What's the Difference?
Difference Between Disbar and Debar
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Disbar
To prohibit (an attorney) from the practice of law by official action or procedure.
Debar
Debar (Macedonian: Дебaр [ˈdɛbar] (listen); Albanian: Dibër/Dibra or Dibra e Madhe; ) is a city in the western part of North Macedonia, near the border with Albania, off the road from Struga to Gostivar. It is the seat of Debar Municipality.
Disbar
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.
Debar
To exclude or shut out; bar.
Disbar
(transitive) To exclude (a person) from something.
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Debar
To forbid, hinder, or prevent.
Disbar
To expel from the bar, or the legal profession; to deprive (an attorney, barrister, or counselor) of his status and privileges as such.
Debar
(transitive) To exclude or shut out; to bar.
Disbar
Remove from the bar; expel from the practice of law by official action;
The corrupt lawyer was disbarred
Debar
(transitive) To hinder or prevent.
Debar
To prohibit (a person or company that has been convicted of criminal acts in connection with a government program) from future participation in that program.
Debar
To cut off from entrance, as if by a bar or barrier; to preclude; to hinder from approach, entry, or enjoyment; to shut out or exclude; to deny or refuse; - with from, and sometimes with of.
Yet not so strictly hath our Lord imposedLabor, as to debar us when we needRefreshment.
Their wages were so low as to debar them, not only from the comforts but from the common decencies of civilized life.
Debar
Bar temporarily; from school, office, etc.
Debar
Prevent the occurrence of; prevent from happening;
Let's avoid a confrontation
Head off a confrontation
Avert a strike
Debar
Prevent from entering; keep out;
He was barred from membership in the club
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