call to the bar

noun

Admission to practice in the courts.

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Meanings

call to the bar1

nouncall to the bar (plural calls to the bar)

plural calls to the bar

  1. idiomaticlawAdmission to practice in the courts.
verbcall 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)

present singular third person calls to the bar · participle present calling to the bar · participle past called to the bar · past called to the bar · alternative call to the Bar

  1. idiomaticTo admit (someone) to practice in the courts.

call to the Bar2

nouncall to the Bar (plural calls to the Bar)

plural calls to the Bar

  1. alternativeAlternative form of call to the bar.
verbcall 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)

present singular third person calls to the Bar · participle present calling to the Bar · participle past called to the Bar · past called to the Bar

  1. alternativeAlternative form of call to the bar.
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APA

call to the bar. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20the%20bar

MLA

“call to the bar.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20the%20bar. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “call to the bar,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/call%20to%20the%20bar.

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