lawyer

law·yer  (lôyr)

n.

One whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters.

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[Middle English lauier, from law, law; see law.]

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lawyer·ly adv.

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lawyer

Noun

a member of the legal profession who can advise clients about the law and represent them in court

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice attorney law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" counsel, counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsellor, counselor - a lawyer who pleads cases in court ambulance chaser - an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue barrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution conveyancer - a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties defense attorney, defense lawyer - the lawyer representing the defendant divorce lawyer - a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state public defender - a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case solicitor - a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents trial attorney, trial lawyer - a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation - the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client

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lawyer

noun legal adviser, attorney, solicitor, counsel, advocate, barrister, counsellor, legal representative

Translations

lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] n → abogado/a;

(for sales, wills etc) → notario/a

lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] n (= consultant), (with company) → juriste m;

(for sales, wills etc) → notaire m (= partner), (in court) → avocat m

lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] n → (Rechts)anwalt m, (Rechts)anwältin f

lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] n (= consultant, with company) → giurista m/f;

(for sales, wills etc) → notaio (= partner, in court); avvocato/essa