"call to the bar" meaning in All languages combined

See call to the bar on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Audio: en-au-call to the bar.ogg Forms: calls to the bar [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun|calls to the bar}} call to the bar (plural calls to the bar)
  1. (idiomatic, law) Admission to practice in the courts. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-call_to_the_bar-en-noun-nE2KjbMI Categories (other): Law, English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 57 43 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 79 21 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 82 18 Topics: law

Verb [English]

Audio: en-au-call to the bar.ogg Forms: calls to the bar [present, singular, third-person], calling to the bar [participle, present], called to the bar [participle, past], called to the bar [past], call to the Bar [alternative]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} call to the bar (third-person singular simple present calls to the bar, present participle calling to the bar, simple past and past participle called to the bar)
  1. (idiomatic) To admit (someone) to practice in the courts. Tags: idiomatic
    Sense id: en-call_to_the_bar-en-verb-WIatVwet

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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