solicitor
an officer having charge of the legal business of a city, town, etc.
(in England and Wales) a member of that branch of the legal profession whose services consist of advising clients, representing them before the lower courts, and preparing cases for barristers to try in the higher courts.: Compare barrister (def. 1).
Origin of solicitor
1Other words for solicitor
Other words from solicitor
- so·lic·i·tor·ship, noun
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How to use solicitor in a sentence
Twenty-nine barristers and thirty seven solicitors also crammed the court.
From the perspective of world hunger, it's a small matter I suppose, the peculiar sartorial habits of solicitors general.
He was on his way to make some inquiries of a firm of solicitors, Messrs. Kedge and Reck, strangers to him in all but name.
Elster's Folly | Mrs. Henry WoodAnother is that he has an uncanny familiarity with the ways of solicitors.
Preliminary protocols are exchanged, and then the family solicitors sit down and bargain over the matter.
The Book of Life: Vol. I Mind and Body; Vol. II Love and Society | Upton Sinclair
Army men affect the latter, while stockbrokers and solicitors prefer the former.
Mr. Punch's History of Modern England Vol. IV of IV. | Charles L. GravesExcepting my loyal servant and friend, Mrs. Sheppard, and the agent and solicitors of my estate, none knew of my whereabouts.
The Pillar of Light | Louis Tracy
British Dictionary definitions for solicitor
/ (səˈlɪsɪtə) /
(in Britain) a lawyer who advises clients on matters of law, draws up legal documents, prepares cases for barristers, etc, and who may represent clients in certain courts: Compare barrister
(in the US) an officer responsible for the legal affairs of a town, city, etc
a person who solicits
Derived forms of solicitor
- solicitorship, noun
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