Definisjon av lawyer

Vi fant 11 definisjoner av lawyer på engelsk.

WordNet

Noun
lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
		attorney
		professional person, professional a person engaged in one of the learned professions
		attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
		ambulance chaser an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
		barrister a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
		conveyancer a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
		defense attorney, defense lawyer the lawyer representing the defendant
		divorce lawyer a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
		prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
		public defender a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
		referee (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
		solicitor a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
		trial attorney, trial lawyer a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law

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Substantiv
lawyer - A professional person qualified as by a law degree and/or bar exam and authorized to practice law, i. e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
lawyer - By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.
Verb
lawyer - To practice law.
lawyer - To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
lawyer - To make legalistic arguments.
lawyer - With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
lawyer - With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
lawyer - To barrage with questions in order to get the person to admit something, usually used in the past tense "You've been lawyered. ".

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. " Law is the system of rules of conduct established by the sovereign government of a society to correct wrongs, maintain the stability of political and social authority, and deliver justice. Working as a lawyer involves the practical application of abstract legal theories and knowledge to solve specific individualized problems, or to advance the interests of those who retain (i.e.

lawyer
A professional person who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

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