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pre-law

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[pree-law] / priˈlɔ /

adjective

  1. of, relating to, or engaged in studies in preparation for the formal study of law.


noun

  1. a program of pre-law study or training.

  2. 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

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

After high school, Thomas moved to Portland, Ore., where she dabbled in theater and pre-law as a student.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 11, 2019

Do you know some counselor there told him he’d never make it in pre-law?

From "Tears of a Tiger" by Sharon M. Draper

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