Legal Ethics Terminology

noun the action of officially removing someone from the practice of law

• The lawyer faced disbarment after being found guilty of unethical behavior.
• If you don't follow the rules, you could end up with disbarment.
• Getting disbarred would totally ruin your career as a lawyer.
• In a way, disbarment can be seen as a loss of one's identity within the legal profession.

verb to steal or misappropriate (money or property entrusted to one's care)

• The accountant was caught trying to embezzle funds from the company.
• I heard that the manager was embezzling money from the business.
• She thought she could get away with embezzling, but she got caught.
• He tried to embezzle trust from his friends by lying to them.

noun a rule or principle that requires barristers to accept any client who seeks their services, regardless of the client's identity or the nature of the case

• The cab rank rule ensures that all taxis must pick up passengers in the order they arrive at a designated rank.
• The cab rank rule means the first taxi in line gets the next customer.
• You gotta follow the cab rank rule if you want to get a fare.
• In life, sometimes we have to abide by the cab rank rule and wait our turn for opportunities to come our way.