disbarment
Attorney license revocation
Disbarment is the revocation of a lawyer's license to practice law, typically as punishment for professional misconduct or ethical violations.
A disbarred attorney can no longer represent clients or appear in court: He faced disbarment after mishandling client funds.
The term comes from the bar, meaning the legal profession collectively.
Formal institutional disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- admonitionMild verbal correction
- probationSupervised trial period
- finesMonetary sanctions or particles
penalty · punishment · disqualification · injunction · contempt · suspension · expulsion · disciplinary action
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
- prohibitionAuthoritative legal ban
ejection · removal · deregistration · striking off · blackballing · lockout · proscription · rejection
Official cancellation of privilege
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
- solicitorDocument-drafting legal professional
advocate · tribunal · disciplinary · court order · judicial · hearing · adjudication · reinstatement
Being without paid work
- downfallSudden loss of power
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- terminationAct of ending something
- disgraceLoss of honor
shame · stigma · infamy · dishonor · humiliation · scandal · disrepute · ignominy
Harmful professional negligence
- ethics violationBreach of moral standards
- breachBreaking of agreement
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
- corruptionDishonest abuse of power
impropriety · conflict of interest · fiduciary duty · misappropriation · fraud · negligence · incompetence · perjury
censure
Formal institutional disapproval
- reprimandFormal expression of disapproval
- admonitionMild verbal correction
- probationSupervised trial period
fines · penalty · punishment · disqualification · injunction · contempt · suspension · expulsion · disciplinary action · consent decree
banishment
Forced removal from place
- expulsionForced permanent removal
- ostracismBanishment from a group
- blacklistRecord of prohibited entities
prohibition · ejection · removal · deregistration · striking off · blackballing · lockout · proscription · rejection · shunning
revocation
Official cancellation of privilege
- suspensionTemporary halt or exclusion
- licenseFormal grant of permission
- attorneyLicensed legal representative
solicitor · advocate · tribunal · disciplinary · court order · judicial · hearing · adjudication · reinstatement · appeal
unemployment
Being without paid work
- downfallSudden loss of power
- ruinationState of complete destruction
- terminationAct of ending something
disgrace · shame · stigma · infamy · dishonor · humiliation · scandal · disrepute · ignominy · tarnish
malpractice
Harmful professional negligence
- ethics violationBreach of moral standards
- breachBreaking of agreement
- dishonestyDisposition toward falsehood
corruption · impropriety · conflict of interest · fiduciary duty · misappropriation · fraud · negligence · incompetence · perjury · obstruction
- life changesmarriage, death, divorce, birth, graduation
- Bar Associationadmission standards, suspension, legal ethics, ethics committee, disciplinary action
- exclusionsexclude, exclusion, excluding, except, exception
- legal ethicslegal ethics, attorney-client privilege, professional conduct, privilege, code of ethics
- legal misconductobstruction, perjury, contempt, jury tampering, evidence tampering
- legal penaltiesarrest, jail, jail time, fine, prison
disbarmentlicensure
Official permission to practice
reinstatement · certification · accreditation · qualification · good standing