lawyer

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  1. noun One whose profession is to give legal advice and assistance to clients and represent them in court or in other legal matters.

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  • And as detention is based on secret information, which neither the detainee nor his lawyer is allowed to see, it is impossible to mount a proper defence. —  Annie's letters
  • I've been doing this work for nearly 22 years now, and the only regrets I have as a lawyer are the instances in which I think I didn't lean hard enough on a client to take a plea. —  Simple Justice
  • A federal magistrate refused to revoke bail on Monday for Bernard L. Madoff, the financier accused of operating a $50 billion Ponzi scheme, while signs emerged that his lawyer was actively negotiating a plea agreement that could conclude the baffling fraud case without a trial. —  Reflector - Latest Headlines from The Daily Reflector
  • He explains that the Yu that he knows as a lawyer is completely different from the real Yu, and to demonstrate Ryo comes out and proceeds to beat the crap out of Amamiya. —  Mania News Feed
  • In May 2007, a lawyer is appointed to represent them. —  Libertarian Blog Place
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attorney ·  politician ·  doctor ·  scholar ·  merchant ·  judge ·  officer ·  teacher ·  writer ·  journalist ·  minister ·  manager

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English lauier, from law, law; see law.

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  1. from Middle English lawyer (also lawer, lawere: see lawer); from law + -ier, -yer.
 

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/ˈlɔyər/
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