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lawyer

[ law-yer, loi-er ]

noun

  1. a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
  2. New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.


verb (used without object)

  1. to work as a lawyer; practice law.

verb (used with object)

  1. to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.

verb phrase

  1. Informal. to hire a lawyer, especially when there is a perceived risk of being sued or charged with a crime:

    It’s time to lawyer up to protect yourself and your family.

lawyer

/ ˈlÉ”ËjÉ™; ˈlɔɪə /

noun

  1. a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor See also advocate barrister solicitor
  2. a popular name for burbot
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

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  • »å±ð·±ô²¹·Éy±ð°ù verb (used with object)
  • ²Ô´Ç²Ô·±ô²¹·Éy±ð°ù noun
  • ³Ü²Ôd±ð°ù·±ô²¹·Éy±ð°ù noun
  • un·±ô²¹·Éy±ð°ù·±ô¾±°ì±ð adjective
  • un·±ô²¹·Éy±ð°ù·±ô²â adjective
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lawyer1

First recorded in 1350–1400, lawyer is from the Middle English word lawyere. See law 1, -ier 1
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of lawyer1

C14: from law 1
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Richard Painter, who served as chief ethics lawyer for former President George W. Bush, raised the same prospect.

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India's home ministry has appointed well-known lawyer Narendra Mann to lead the prosecution in the case.

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That would include an opportunity for him and his lawyer to show that he was not a gang member and should not be deported.

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She has hired a lawyer to try to get Zayn returned to her custody, but has been highly critical of initial Egyptian police efforts to get her son back.

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However, there have been cases where lawyers have argued that people have been wrongfully identified based on their tattoos and were subsequently deported.

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