| Kenneth G. Wilson (1923–). The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. 1993. |
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| To debar people from doing something is “to prevent them from doing it”; it is a fairly general term. Disbar is specialized: it means “to strip lawyers of the privilege of practicing law, to take away their credentials as trial lawyers.” In combination, debar from is most frequently encountered, as in The committee debarred him from his professional practice by voting to disbar him. See CONSONANTS (2). | 1 |
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| | | The Columbia Guide to Standard American English. Copyright © 1993 Columbia University Press. |
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