"deprive of the privileges of a barrister, expel from the bar," 1630s; see dis- + bar (n.3) in the legal sense. Related: Disbarred; disbarring; disbarment.
The corrupt lawyer was disbarred
disaster
disastrous
disavow
disavowal
disband
disbar
disbelief
disbelieve
disburse
disbursement
disc