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Disbarment

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Disbarment is the removal of a lawyer from a bar association or the practice of law, thus revoking his or her law license or admission to practice law. [1]

42 relations: Admission to practice law, Alger Hiss, American Bar Association, American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct, Andrew Thomas (American politician), Bar association, Berufsverbot, Bill Clinton, Bribery, County attorney, Desert (philosophy), District attorney, Duke lacrosse case, Durham County, North Carolina, Ed Fagan, F. Lee Bailey, Felony, Frontkämpferprivileg, Governor of Maryland, Jack Thompson (activist), Joe Arpaio, Law society, Lawyer, Legal ethics, Maricopa County, Arizona, Maryland, Mike Nifong, New York (state), Nolo contendere, O. J. Simpson, Obstruction of justice, Practice of law, President of the United States, Prosecutorial misconduct, Richard Nixon, Spiro Agnew, Supreme Court of the United States, Tax evasion, The Holocaust, Vice President of the United States, Volksverhetzung, Watergate scandal.

Admission to practice law

An admission to practice law is acquired when a lawyer receives a license to practice law.

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Alger Hiss

Alger Hiss (November 11, 1904 – November 15, 1996) was an American government official who was accused of being a Soviet spy in 1948 and convicted of perjury in connection with this charge in 1950.

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American Bar Association

The American Bar Association (ABA), founded August 21, 1878, is a voluntary bar association of lawyers and law students, which is not specific to any jurisdiction in the United States.

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American Bar Association Model Rules of Professional Conduct

The ABA Model Rules of Professional Conduct, created by the American Bar Association (ABA), are a set of rules that prescribe baseline standards of legal ethics and professional responsibility for lawyers in the United States.

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Andrew Thomas (American politician)

Andrew Peyton Thomas (born 1966) is an American politician, author, and former attorney.

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Bar association

A bar association is a professional association of lawyers.

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Berufsverbot

Berufsverbot is an order of "professional disqualification" under German law.

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Bill Clinton

William Jefferson Clinton (born August 19, 1946) is an American politician who served as the 42nd President of the United States from 1993 to 2001.

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Bribery

Bribery is the act of giving or receiving something of value in exchange for some kind of influence or action in return, that the recipient would otherwise not alter.

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County attorney

A county attorney in many areas of the United States is the chief legal officer for a county or local judicial district.

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Desert (philosophy)

Desert in philosophy is the condition of being deserving of something, whether good or bad.

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District attorney

In the United States, a district attorney (DA) is the chief prosecutor for a local government area, typically a county.

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Duke lacrosse case

The Duke lacrosse case was a widely reported 2006 criminal case in which three members of the Duke University men's lacrosse team were falsely accused of rape.

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Durham County, North Carolina

Durham County is a county located in the U.S. state of North Carolina.

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Ed Fagan

Edward Davis "Ed" Fagan (born October 20, 1952) is a former American reparations lawyer who was disbarred for his conduct involving dishonesty, fraud, deceit, or misrepresentation.

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F. Lee Bailey

Francis Lee Bailey, Jr. (born June 10, 1933) is an American former criminal defense attorney.

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Felony

The term felony, in some common law countries, is defined as a serious crime.

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Frontkämpferprivileg

The Frontkämpferprivileg (front-line fighter's privilege) was an exemption granted by the government of Nazi Germany between 1933-35 to German Jews who had fought for Germany during the First World War but faced dismissal from official posts under anti-Jewish legislation in prewar Nazi Germany.

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Governor of Maryland

The Governor of Maryland heads the executive branch of the government of the State of Maryland, and is the commander-in-chief of the state's National Guard units.

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Jack Thompson (activist)

John Bruce "Jack" Thompson (born July 25, 1951) is an American activist and disbarred attorney, based in Coral Gables, Florida.

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Joe Arpaio

Joseph Michael Arpaio (born June 14, 1932) is an American former law enforcement officer and politician.

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Law society

A law society is an association of lawyers with a regulatory role that included the right to supervise the training, qualifications and conduct of lawyers.

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Lawyer

A lawyer or attorney is a person who practices law, as an advocate, attorney, attorney at law, barrister, barrister-at-law, bar-at-law, counsel, counselor, counsellor, counselor at law, or solicitor, but not as a paralegal or charter executive secretary.

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Legal ethics

Legal ethics, principles of conduct that members of the legal profession are expected to observe in their practice.

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Maricopa County, Arizona

Maricopa County is a county in the south-central part of the U.S. state of Arizona.

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Maryland

Maryland is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Virginia, West Virginia, and Washington, D.C. to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and Delaware to its east.

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Mike Nifong

Michael Byron Nifong (born September 14, 1950) is a disbarred North Carolina attorney.

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New York (state)

New York is a state in the northeastern United States.

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Nolo contendere

Nolo contendere is a legal term that comes from the Latin phrase for "I do not wish to contend" and it is also referred to as a plea of no contest.

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O. J. Simpson

Orenthal James "O.

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Obstruction of justice

Obstruction of justice, in United States jurisdictions, is the crime of obstructing prosecutors or other (usually government) officials.

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Practice of law

In its most general sense, the practice of law involves giving legal advice to clients, drafting legal documents for clients, and representing clients in legal negotiations and court proceedings such as lawsuits, and is applied to the professional services of a lawyer or attorney at law, barrister, solicitor, or civil law notary.

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President of the United States

The President of the United States (POTUS) is the head of state and head of government of the United States of America.

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Prosecutorial misconduct

In jurisprudence, prosecutorial misconduct is "an illegal act or failing to act, on the part of a prosecutor, especially an attempt to sway the jury to wrongly convict a defendant or to impose a harsher than appropriate punishment." It is similar to selective prosecution.

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Richard Nixon

Richard Milhous Nixon (January 9, 1913 – April 22, 1994) was an American politician who served as the 37th President of the United States, serving from 1969 until 1974, when he resigned from office, the only U.S. president to do so.

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Spiro Agnew

Spiro Theodore "Ted" Agnew (November 9, 1918 – September 17, 1996) was the 39th Vice President of the United States, serving from 1969 to his resignation in 1973.

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Supreme Court of the United States

The Supreme Court of the United States (sometimes colloquially referred to by the acronym SCOTUS) is the highest federal court of the United States.

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Tax evasion

Tax evasion is the illegal evasion of taxes by individuals, corporations, and trusts.

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The Holocaust

The Holocaust, also referred to as the Shoah, was a genocide during World War II in which Nazi Germany, aided by its collaborators, systematically murdered approximately 6 million European Jews, around two-thirds of the Jewish population of Europe, between 1941 and 1945.

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Vice President of the United States

The Vice President of the United States (informally referred to as VPOTUS, or Veep) is a constitutional officer in the legislative branch of the federal government of the United States as the President of the Senate under Article I, Section 3, Clause 4, of the United States Constitution, as well as the second highest executive branch officer, after the President of the United States.

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Volksverhetzung

Volksverhetzung, (the official English translation of the German Criminal Code uses "incitement to hatred"), is a concept in German criminal law that refers to incitement to hatred against segments of the population and refers to calls for violent or arbitrary measures against them, including assaults against the human dignity of others by insulting, maliciously maligning, or defaming segments of the population.

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Watergate scandal

The Watergate scandal was a major political scandal that occurred in the United States during the early 1970s, following a break-in by five men at the Democratic National Committee (DNC) headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C. on June 17, 1972, and President Richard Nixon's administration's subsequent attempt to cover up its involvement.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Disbarment

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