LLB
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- noun
- /ˌɛlˌɛlˈbi/
- UK
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LLB
- An LLB is often required for anyone wishing to practice law in this country.
Examples
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He also earned an LLB from the University of Texas School of Law.
Blog text (28) -
Education: Harvard (B.A., English, 1954; LLB, 1959).
Academic text (1998) -
"Last week a man with an MA and LLB filled that seat," he said.
Fiction book (2002) -
Submitted as part of the LLB (Hons) programme at Victoria University of Wellington.
Academic text (2018) -
It is, rather, largely the result of work by people with BAs, BScs, LLBs, MBAs, and PhDs.
Academic text (1998) -
If you'd like chapter and verse, my LLB (Google) tells me that it's Sections 16-24 of the Sexual Offences Act, which makes it a crime for somebody over the age of 18 to have sexual relations with somebody under 18 if they're in a position of trust with them.
Blog text (15) -
She is currently pursuing an LLB degree to become a lawyer.
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After completing his LLB, he plans to take the bar exam.
Synonyms
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A university certificate that shows someone finished law studies
A first degree in law earned at university
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Etymology
LLB comes from the old Latin title Baccalaureus Legum, which means 'bachelor of laws', and the double L comes from Legum, the Latin word for 'laws', so an LLB is a university degree in law.