English Explanatory Dictionary

pass the bar

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb
  1. To be formally referred for trial from a lower court to a higher one.
  2. To achieve a successful outcome on the bar examination: to pass the test (make the grade) to become a licensed lawyer.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see pass, the, bar.

Word forms

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