(UK, law) One of the four Inns of Court and a professional association for barristers and judges.
(UK, law) One of the four Inns of Court and a professional association for barristers and judges.
Inner Temple means: One of the four Inns of Court and a professional association for barristers and judges.. It is legal vocabulary; usage is usually formal, institutional, or news-related rather than casual teen talk. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
Inner Temple means: One of the four Inns of Court and a professional association for barristers and judges.. It is legal vocabulary; usage is usually formal, institutional, or news-related rather than casual teen talk. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your teen uses it, context will usually make the intent clear. A short, curious question about where they heard it is usually all that is needed to know whether to follow up.
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(UK, law) One of the four Inns of Court entitled to call their members to the English Bar as barristers.
(UK, legal) The legal profession as practised by Queen's Counsel.
One of the colleges (societies or buildings) in London, for students of the law barristers.
(UK, legal) The legal profession as practised by junior barristers.
Inner Temple means: One of the four Inns of Court and a professional association for barristers and judges.. Register: formal, legal English. Standard in its technical domain but rare in everyday talk; gloss with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common learner mistake is using the word in a register it does not fit, or assuming a single global meaning; native speakers immediately notice when slang appears in formal contexts, so always check the surrounding register before producing it yourself.
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(obsolete, legal, UK) An Inn of Court.