inns of court

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Inns of Court

–noun

1.	the four voluntary legal societies in England (Lincoln's Inn, the Inner Temple, the Middle Temple, and Gray's Inn) that have the exclusive privilege of calling candidates to the English bar after they have received such instruction and taken such examinations as the Inns provide.

2.	the buildings owned and used by the Inns.

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Inns of Court (ĭnz)
pl.n.

The four legal societies in England founded about the beginning of the 14th century and having the exclusive right to confer the title of barrister on law students.
The buildings housing the Inns of Court.

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Main Entry: Inns of Court
1 : the four sets of buildings in London belonging to four societies of students and practitioners of the law
2 : the four societies that alone admit to practice at the English bar

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