Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1.
an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction;
- Example: "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"- Example: "he passed the bar exam on his third try"[syn: bar examination, bar exam]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bar exam
n 1: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine
whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given
jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York
bar examination by graduating from an approved law school";
"he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: bar
examination, bar exam]