law school

noun

: a school that trains people to become lawyers

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On June 5, 2026, Karyann Parkinson, a recent law school graduate pregnant with her fifth child, was on a walk through their neighborhood in Ford’s Colony with her 5-year-old son. — Jennifer L. Brinkley, The Conversation, 19 Oct. 2026 Crawford is a journalist of long standing, working earlier in her career on the legal affairs beat for the Chicago Tribune after graduating from law school at the University of Chicago. — Brian Steinberg, Variety, 18 Oct. 2026 By Wednesday, reporting surfaced that Zacharia sat for the California bar exam after graduating from Pepperdine University’s law school in 2011, but did not pass. — Lorraine Ali, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026 The play follows Lieutenant Junior Grade Daniel Kaffee (Blyth), a military lawyer who, after joining the Navy to pay for law school, is biding his time and living out his service. — Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 15 Oct. 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 26 Oct. 2026.

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