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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.
[Middle English lauier, from law, law; see law.]
lawyer·ly adj.
lawyer [ˈlɔːjə ˈlɔɪə]
n
1. (Law) a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor See also advocate, barrister, solicitor
2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Animals) a popular name for burbot (a fish)
[from law1]
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Noun1.lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice lawlawyer - 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
lawyer
noun legal adviser, attorney, solicitor, counsel, advocate, barrister, counsellor, legal representative Prosecution and defense lawyers are expected to deliver closing arguments next week.
Quotations
"If there were no bad people there would be no good lawyers" [Charles Dickens The Old Curiosity Shop]
"I'm trusting in the Lord and a good lawyer" [Oliver North]
"I don't want a lawyer to tell me what I cannot do; I hire him to tell me how to do what I want to do" [J. Pierpoint Morgan]
"Woe unto you, lawyers! For ye have taken away the key of knowledge" Bible: St. Luke
"A lawyer with his briefcase can steal more than a hundred men with guns" [Mario Puzo The Godfather]
Proverbs
"A man who is his own lawyer has a fool for a client"
Translations
lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] N → abogado/a m/f
a divorce lawyer → un abogado matrimonialista
LAWYERS
En el Reino Unido existen dos tipos diferentes de abogados: solicitors y barristers (estos últimos reciben el nombre de advocates en Escocia). Los solicitors defienden a sus clientes ante tribunales de menor importancia y se encargan de asuntos civiles tales como la compra o venta de propiedades, testamentos, divorcios o el cobro de deudas, aunque pueden ser contratados directamente por el cliente para que los representen en casos tanto civiles como penales. Por su parte, los barristers o advocates no tratan directamente con sus clientes sino que, en los asuntos legales particulares, asesoran solamente en aquellos casos que les son remitidos por los solicitors, ya que su formación va más bien dirigida para actuar ante el Tribunal Supremo.
lawyer [ˈlɔɪər ˈlɔːjər] n
(who appears in court) → avocat(e) m/f
My mother's a lawyer → Ma mère est avocate.
(who deals with sales, wills) → notaire mf
(= legal expert) → juriste mf
lawyer
n → (Rechts)anwalt m, → (Rechts)anwältin f
lawyer [ˈlɔːjəʳ] n (in court) → avvocato/essa; (consultant) → legale m/f; (for sales, wills) → notaio
I have put the matter in the hands of my lawyer → ho affidato la questione al mio avvocato
lawyer → محامى, محامي ولاية právní zástupce, právník advokat Rechtsanwalt δικηγόρος, νομικός σύμβουλος abogado, abogado defensor asianajaja, lakimies avocat odvjetnik, pravnik avvocato 事務弁護士, 弁護士 변호사 advocaat advokat, jurist prawnik, radca prawny advogado адвокат, юрист advokat, jurist ทนายความ avukat, hukuk danışmanı luật sư 律师
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