law school

noun

: a school that trains people to become lawyers

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The $200 million law school building, which broke ground in 2023, is expected to wrap up construction this summer, according to project timelines. Harrison Mantas, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Mar. 2026 And judges are being increasingly specific about what those magic words are, according to Janet Ainsworth, professor emerita at Seattle University law school. N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 29 Mar. 2026 My plans to go to law school derailed. Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 29 Mar. 2026 Nicholas Gallagher — a relatively recent New York University law school graduate and conservative writer whom ProPublica previously identified as a DOGE operative at the General Services Administration — has been involved in conversations about overhauling environmental rules. Avi Asher-Schapiro, ProPublica, 24 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for law school

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“Law school.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/law%20school. Accessed 5 Apr. 2026.

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