"call to the bar" meaning in English

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Noun

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 Categories (topical): Law
    Sense id: en-call_to_the_bar-en-noun-nE2KjbMI Categories (other): Pages with 1 entry Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 56 44 Topics: law

Verb

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]
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 Synonyms: call to the Bar
    Sense id: en-call_to_the_bar-en-verb-WIatVwet Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 43 57 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 44 56

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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