lawyer
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
to work as a lawyer; practice law.
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
lawyer up, 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.
Origin of lawyer
1Other words from lawyer
- law·yer·like, law·yer·ly, adjective
- de·law·yer, verb (used with object)
- non·law·yer, noun
- un·der·law·yer, noun
- un·law·yer·like, adjective
- un·law·yer·ly, adjective
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How to use lawyer in a sentence
He first rose to prominence as a lawyer in Queens, who settled a boiling racial dispute over public housing in Forest Hills.
Mario Cuomo: An OK Governor, but a Far Better Person | Michael Tomasky | January 2, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTSabrine is a trained lawyer, likely a helpful quality when your task is to push politicians.
A Sunni-Shia Love Story Imperiled by al Qaeda | Ruth Michaelson | December 26, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAs the director of Freedom Now, I hold Intigam Aliyev in high esteem and have long respected his work as a human-rights lawyer.
Behind Bars for the Holidays: 11 Political Prisoners We Want to See Free In 2015 | Movements.Org | December 25, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTHis court-appointed lawyer was drinking a quart of liquor per day.
How the U.S. Justice System Screws Prisoners with Disabilities | Elizabeth Picciuto | December 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEAST“At worst, Eric picked up a garbage can, was told by police to put it down, and did,” his lawyer, Martin Stoler, insisted.
The sharpened faculties have something of a lawyer's quickness in detecting a flaw in the indictment.
Children's Ways | James SullySebastian Brandt died; counsellor of Strassburg, a lawyer, and author of a curious poem.
The Every Day Book of History and Chronology | Joel MunsellBut a lawyer who needed the wherewithal finally condescended to risk the task, and into it he plunged.
The Homesteader | Oscar Micheaux"Fortunate," the Reverend repeated, thoughtfully, and looking up found the lawyer's eyes upon him.
The Homesteader | Oscar MicheauxIf a client goes to a lawyer for advice the first thing the lawyer asks him to do is to make a clean breast of it.
Gallipoli Diary, Volume I | Ian Hamilton
British Dictionary definitions for lawyer
/ (ˈlɔːjə, ˈlɔɪə) /
Origin of lawyer
1Collins 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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