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prelegal

prelegal adjective: in preparation for study at a law school; prelaw.

Adjective

prelegal (not comparable)

  1. In preparation for study at a law school; prelaw.
    • The better solution, however, is to press for a more adequate prelegal education for those students who intend to go into the study of law and to see that they are properly informed about the importance of their prelegal education.1960, ABA Journal, volume 46, number 2, page 175

Origin of prelegal

From pre- + legal.

Questions about prelegal

What does prelegal mean?
Prelegal means in preparation for study at a law school; prelaw.
What part of speech is prelegal?
Prelegal is an adjective.

Words near prelegal in the dictionary

  1. prelectorships
  2. prelects
  3. prelecture
  4. prelegacies
  5. prelegacy
  6. prelegal
  7. prelegate
  8. prelegated
  9. prelegatee
  10. prelegatees
  11. prelegates

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