lawyer

(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.]

lawyerly law'yer·ly adj.

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noun

A person who practices law: attorney, counsel, counselor. Slang ambulance chaser. Chiefly British barrister. See law.

This entry contains information applicable to United States law only.

A person, who through a regular program of study, is learned in legal matters and has been licensed to practice his or her profession. Any qualified person who prosecutes or defends causes in courts of record or other judicial tribunals of the United States, or of any of the states, or who renders legal advice or assistance in relation to any cause or matter.

See: attorney.

A cynical view of the world by Ambrose Bierce

n.

One skilled in circumvention of the law.

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IN BRIEF: A person whose profession is giving advice on legal matters or acting for others in court.

I busted a mirror and got seven years bad luck, but my lawyer thinks he can get me five. — Steven Wright

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sign description: The L hand is placed on the top of the left flat hand and moved down. This is followed by the PERSON AGENT MARKER.

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For a list of words related to lawyer, see:

• Judges, Lawyers, and Others in the Court System - lawyer: one licensed to represent people in court and advise on legal matters; attorney or counselor-at-law
• Occupations and Job Titles

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See words rhyming with "lawyerly."

Dansk (Danish)
n. - advokat, sagfører, jurist

Nederlands (Dutch)
advocaat

Français (French)
n. - avocat, juriste, légiste

Deutsch (German)
n. - Rechtsanwalt, Jurist

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - δικηγόρος, νομικός

Italiano (Italian)
avvocato, giurista

Português (Portuguese)
n. - advogado (m)

Русский (Russian)
адвокат, правовед

Español (Spanish)
n. - abogado, jurista, jurisconsulto, jurisperito

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - jurist, advokat, affärsjurist, (bibl.) lagklok

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
律师

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 律師

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 변호사, 법률 연구가

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 法律家, 弁護士, 法律学者, 法律通

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) محامي‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮עורך-דין‬

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