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 adj.

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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]

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 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.

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lawyer [ˈlɔɪə^r ˈlɔːjə^r] 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

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lawyer

n → (Rechts)anwalt m, → (Rechts)anwältin f

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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

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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

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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