Legal Consequences

2 words in this vocabulary list

verb to expel or exclude someone from the legal profession

  • The unethical lawyer was ultimately disbarred for his fraudulent activities.
  • The crooked attorney got disbarred for cheating his clients.
  • That shady lawyer got the boot and was disbarred for his shady dealings.
  • His constant lying and deceit eventually led to him being disbarred from the group of trusted individuals.

noun a slang term for playing truant or skipping school or work

  • The student was caught playing hooky from school yesterday.
  • Let's play hooky and go to the beach instead of work.
  • I can't believe he's pulling a hooky again, what a slacker.
  • Her excuse for missing the meeting sounded like a hooky to me.