disciplinary rule
disciplinary rule 〈美〉执业纪律规则 指美国律师协会制定的《模范律师职业责任法典》〔Model Code of Professional Responsibility〕中的执业纪律规则，它规定了律师在执业中应恪守的最低行为标准，若有违反则受纪律惩戒。现这些规则已为美国律师协会制定的《模范律师职业行为规则》〔Model Rules of Professional Conduct〕所取代。
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solicitation
solicitation, n. 1. The act or an instance of requesting or seeking to obtain something; a request or petition (a solicitation for volunteers to handle at least one pro bono case per year). 2. The criminal offense of urging, advising, commanding, or otherwise inciting another to commit a crime ( convicted of solicitation of murder).
suspend
suspend, vb. 1. To interrupt; postpone; defer (the fire alarm suspended the prosecutor’s opening statement). 2. To temporarily keep (a person) from performing a function, occupying an office, holding a job, or exercising a right or privilege (the attorney’s law license was suspended for violating the Model Rules of Professional Conduct). [Cases: Licenses 38; Officers
legal ethics
legal ethics 律师职业道德 指律师的职业行为应符合最低限度的可接受的标准，即在对待当事人、同行和法院的行为方面应遵守相应的义务和惯例。如律师应尽量维护其当事人的利益；应当协助而不是误导法庭；不得同时代理两个利益冲突的当事人；对当事人告诉他的事项应严格保密；不得以广告招揽业务等。英格兰的律师总会〔General Association of the Bar〕和美国的美国律师协会〔American Bar Association〕在规范律师遵守职业道德方面起着重要作用。在美国，大多数州已采用了美国律师协会制定的《模范律师职业行为规则》〔Model Rules of Professional Conduct〕。
disciplinary rule
disciplinary rule. (often cap.) A mandatory regulation stating the minimum level of professional conduct that a professional must sustain to avoid being subject to disciplinary action. • For lawyers, the disciplinary rules are found chiefly in the Model Code of Professional Responsibility. — Abbr. DR. Cf. ETHICAL CONSIDERATION. [Cases: Licenses 25. C.J.S. Agriculture § 4.5;