bar exam
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6.2
- noun
- /bɑr ɪɡˈzæm/
:
examen de acceso a la abogacía
- Many law students spend their summer preparing for the bar exam to ensure they are ready to practice law.
- passed the bar exam
- took the bar exam
And you know, we have LLMS that can pass pass the bar exam.
- And you know, we have LLMS that can pass pass the bar exam.
- And so on day one of the exam, we were into the second essay portion of the bar exam.
- So it passed the bar exam at the Top Rank of where human students are.
- This is a guy who passed the bar exam and the question is whether he can get a law license.
- For example, when I took the bar exam in California, in Los Angeles, there was an earthquake during the second portion of the bar exam.
- Maybe you have tried to take the Mcats or the LSAT or the bar exam over and over and over again, but you get nervous and you blow it.
Examples
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She's been working probation, Northside, and she just passed her bar exam.
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And now it comes to light that she practiced law without passing the bar exam.
Blog text (33) -
What if I took the bar exam here?
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This says that you passed the bar exam.
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I had to take that bar exam three times before I passed.
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Recently passed the bar exam.
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I thank him for helping me pass the bar exam.
Fiction book (1995) -
I'm taking the bar exam in a month.
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You must take the bar exam before you can legally practice as a business lawyer.
Blog text (32) -
Yeah, I just passed the bar exam, and I'm working for Williams, Williams and Turner.
Synonyms
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1.0
A formal test of what someone knows or can do
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8.2
An official exam a person must pass to become a lawyer
Surface Forms
Morphology
Given the constituent meanings—'bar' as the community of lawyers and 'exam' as a formal test—the compound meaning (a test for qualification to practice law) is directly and compositionally derived. This pattern (profession/field + exam) is common cross-linguistically, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents will readily understand the expression.
Etymology
The phrase bar exam comes from the wooden bar in old courtrooms that separated the public from the area where lawyers stood and spoke. Passing that test meant you were 'called to the bar' and could 'practice law', so today the bar exam is the test that lets someone work as a lawyer.