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Inns of Court definition

Inns of Court

  1. the four legal societies in London having the exclusive right to admit persons to practice at the bar
  2. the four groups of buildings (Gray's Inn, Lincoln's Inn, Inner Temple, and Middle Temple) belonging to these societies

Etymology: see inn,

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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