Lawyer Definition
lawyer
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English
Alternative forms
- lawer (obsolete)
Etymology
From Middle English lawyer, lawer, equivalent to law + -yer.
Pronunciation
Noun
lawyer (plural lawyers)
- 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.
- By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.
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Verb
lawyer (third-person singular simple present lawyers, present participle lawyering, simple past and past participle lawyered)
- (informal) To practice law.
- To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
- To make legalistic arguments.
- With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
- (colloquial, criminal law) With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
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