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law⋅yer

  [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)
3. to work as a lawyer; practice law.
–verb (used with object)
4. to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
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Origin:
1350–1400; ME lawyere. See law 1 , -ier 1

Related forms:
law⋅yer⋅like, law⋅yer⋅ly, adjective
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Hagerstown Lawyer
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The Dorsey Law Firm
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www.dorseylaw.net
law·yer   (lô'yər)   
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.]
law'yer·ly adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
Copyright © 2009 by Houghton Mifflin Company.
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Word Origin & History

lawyer 
1377, from M.E. lawe "law" + -iere. Spelling with -y- first attested 1611.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: law·yer
Pronunciation: 'lo-y&r
Function: noun
: one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Bible Dictionary

Lawyer

among the Jews, was one versed in the laws of Moses, which he expounded in the schools and synagogues (Matt. 22:35; Luke 10:25). The functions of the "lawyer" and "scribe" were identical. (See DOCTOR.)

Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary
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