From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbe called to the barbe called to the bara) British EnglishSCL to become a barrister b) American EnglishSCL to become a lawyer → bar
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be called to the bar• In 1808 he entered Lincoln's Inn and was called to the bar in 1814 though he never practised.• He also studied law and was called to the bar by the Middle Temple in 1874.• He was called to the bar at the Inner Temple in 1856.• He was called to the bar in 1609.• He was called to the bar in 1843 and for most of the rest of his life he practised as a conveyancer.• He was called to the Bar when he left Oxford.be called to the Barbe called to the BarBritish English to become a barrister → Bar, the 