define to bar
The Bar commonly refers to the legal profession as a whole. With a modifier, it may refer to a branch or division of the profession: as for instance, the tort bar, lawyers who specialize in filing civil suits for damages. In conjunction with bench, bar may differentiate lawyers who represent clients (the bar), from judges or members of a judiciary (the bench).
The bar is a metric (but not SI) unit of pressure exactly equal to 7005100000000000000â 100000 Pa. It is about equal to the atmospheric pressure on Earth at sea level.