Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- adjective Preparing for or relating to the studies that prepare one for the study of law.
- noun A course of study or curriculum intended to prepare a student for law school.
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- noun US Any course of study taken by an
undergraduate in preparation for study at alaw school .
Etymologies
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Examples
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"I'm only a prelaw student and would-be musician."
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She had grown up in East Texas and had attended Texas A&M, where she was a prelaw student.
The Athena Project Brad Thor 2010
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On paper, Jacob Hunt not only looks competent to stand trial but looks like a damn prelaw student, one who is probably more qualified to defend himself than I am.
HOUSE RULES JODI PICOULT 2010
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Gorgeous prelaw student Marti scorns her university's cheerleading squad.
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One student changed his major from prelaw to microbiology so he could "help with bioterrorism."
Generation 9/11 2009
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He got bitten by the wine bug early in life, gave up prelaw, and lived in Bordeaux and later Burgundy where he worked for renowned American wine importer, Becky Wasserman, building his enthusiasm for and knowledge of the wines of Burgundy.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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He got bitten by the wine bug early in life, gave up prelaw, and lived in Bordeaux and later Burgundy where he worked for renowned American wine importer, Becky Wasserman, building his enthusiasm for and knowledge of the wines of Burgundy.
A Year of Wine Tyler Colman 2008
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Arlene Lima, a twenty-two-year-old Chicagoan and a senior prelaw student at DePaul University, competed in an experimental sport, Tai Kwon Do.
They Smell Like Sheep Volume 2 Lynn Anderson 2007
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Arlene Lima, a twenty-two-year-old Chicagoan and a senior prelaw student at DePaul University, competed in an experimental sport, Tai Kwon Do.
They Smell Like Sheep Volume 2 Lynn Anderson 2007
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With a flick of his tweed-clad shoulders and an unintelligible mumble, Jason had dismissed the swim teams and prelaw societies, the glee clubs and the frats.
The Guy Not Taken Jennifer Weiner 2006
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