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BAR EXAM
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Dictionary entry overview: What does bar exam mean?
• BAR EXAM (noun)
The noun BAR EXAM has 1 sense:
1. an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction
Familiarity information: BAR EXAM used as a noun is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
An examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction
Classified under:
Nouns denoting communicative processes and contents
Synonyms:
bar exam; bar examination
Context example:
he passed the bar exam on his third try
Hypernyms ("bar exam" is a kind of...):
exam; examination; test (a set of questions or exercises evaluating skill or knowledge)
Context examples
You may settle a legal case to your satisfaction or take a qualifying exam to enter college or to practice your specialty, such as the bar exam.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
The full moon of March 9 may also bring a test to prove your credentials, such as the bar exam or any of the entrance exams for graduate school.
(AstrologyZone.com, by Susan Miller)
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