Wordnet 3.0
NOUN (1)
1. 
 an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given jurisdiction; 
- Example: "applicants may qualify to take the New York bar examination by graduating from an approved law school"- Example: "he passed the bar exam on his third try"[syn: bar examination, bar exam]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
bar examination
    n 1: an examination conducted at regular intervals to determine
         whether a candidate is qualified to practice law in a given
         jurisdiction; "applicants may qualify to take the New York
         bar examination by graduating from an approved law school";
         "he passed the bar exam on his third try" [syn: bar
         examination, bar exam]