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Verb
/ˈloi-ər/,/ˈlôyər/,
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lawyers, plural;
  1. Practice law; work as a lawyer
    • - lawyering is a craft that takes a long time to become proficient at
  2. (of a lawyer) Work on the legal aspects of (a contract, lawsuit, etc.)
    • - there is always a danger that the deal will be lawyered to death
Noun
  1. A person who practices or studies law; an attorney or a counselor


  1. a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
  2. A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person licensed to practice law. ...
  3. The burbot (Lota lota), from old french barbot, is the only freshwater gadiform (cod-like) fish. It is also known as mariah, the lawyer, and (misleadingly) eelpout, and closely related to the common ling and the cusk. It is the only member of the genus Lota.
  4. The Lawyer is a weekly British magazine for commercial lawyers and corporate directors, first published in 1981. It is owned by Centaur Media Plc.
  5. The Lawyer is a 1970 film directed by Sidney J. Furie.
  6. (Lawyers) Interpreters and teachers of the Law. The term would seem to be interchangeable with "scribes."
  7. (Lawyers) Represent clients in criminal and civil litigation and other legal proceedings, draw up legal documents, and manage or advise clients on legal transactions. May specialize in a single area or may practice broadly in many areas of law. ...
  8. (Lawyers) are people who have learned about laws. Lawyers give people advice about their legal rights and duties and represent people in court. To become a lawyer, a person has to complete a two or three-year university program at a law school and pass an entrance examination. ...
  9. (Lawyers) give counsel in the legal profession and in dreams symbolize you have a counseling ability which you can use to help others.
  10. (lawyers) Slang term for the Demon Mages found in the Hell levels, i.e., Counselors, Magistrates, Cabalists, and Advocates.
  11. All lawyers have been duly licensed to practice law before the Greek courts and are members of the Athens Bar Association.
  12. For a young woman to dream that she is connected in any way with a lawyer, foretells that she will unwittingly commit indiscretions, which will subject her to unfavorable and mortifying criticism. See Attorney.
  13. A person qualified to represent clients in a court of law and to advise them on legal matters. (See also attorney, counsel.)
  14. The representative of the bankruptcy estate who exercises statutory powers, principally for the benefit of the unsecured creditors, under the general supervision of the court and the direct supervision of the United States lawyer or Bankruptcy Administrator.
  15. A person qualified to give advice about the law.
  16. a generic term for a person who has obtained a qualification in law. Lawyers can be solicitors, barristers, academics, legal executives or graduates in a legal subject. Only barristers, solicitors and legal executives (in some cases) have the right to appear in court on behalf of clients. ...
  17. a person that defends people in court and gives legal advice.
  18. Person licensed by the New Hampshire Supreme Court to give legal advice and represent clients in court.
  19. can advocate for you during your recovery and rehabilitation. Legal services may include making sure you receive insurance benefits, helping you select health-care providers who have the expertise and experience to treat your injury, and pursuing any legal claims you may have regarding compensation.
  20. A person who holds a legal qualification and is approved by the Supreme Court as being entitled to practice as either a solicitor or a barrister.
  21. Someone who tags along with a buyer in order to negotiate for the other person.
  22. one skilled in circumvention of the law.
  23. General term used to describe barristers (who usually work in the Crown Court and Appeal Court) and solicitors.
  24. The legal profession in the UK is divided into two branches. Barristers have the right to represent clients in higher courts whereas most solicitors are restricted to represent their clients in the lower courts.
  25. This is a colloquial name for a person who practises in law. It is often used as short-hand for either a solicitor or barrister although as it has no legal definition it could legitimately be used to describe a legal executive, paralegal or conceivably an academic.