pre-law
Americanadjective
noun
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a program of pre-law study or training.
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a student enrolled in such a program.
Etymology
Origin of pre-law
First recorded in 1905–10
Example Sentences
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She fulfilled a pre-law major at the University of California, Santa Barbara, and was accepted to several law schools.
From New York Times • Feb. 17, 2022
He was a good athlete and earned a football scholarship to the University of Oregon, spending year in Eugene as a pre-law student.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 28, 2021
She graduated from Howard in 2003 as a pre-law and English student.
From Washington Post • Nov. 10, 2021
Ms. Ernst said her daughter is studying pre-law and wanted Judge Barrett to know there are young women looking up to her, just as they did the late Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.
From Washington Times • Oct. 14, 2020
David can’t make up his mind between pre-med and pre-law.
From "Speak" by Laurie Halse Anderson
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