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lawyer Meaning, Definition, Pronunciation, Grammar & Synonyms❤️

0 someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court:
- I want to see my lawyer before I say anything.
1 someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them in court:
- Following his arrest, he demanded to see his lawyer before making any statement.
2 someone whose job is to give advice about the law and prepare court cases or speak for one side of a case in court:
- He refused to say anything until he had seen his lawyer.
- A lawyer for the company said there were grounds to appeal the ruling.
- defence/prosecution lawyer The family hired a prominent defence lawyer.
- He is a trial lawyer specializing in industrial injuries cases.
- consult/hire/appoint a lawyer
- a civil/corporate/government lawyer
- a bankruptcy/divorce/tax lawyer
- a lawyer defends/represents/sues sb/sth A lawyer representing the firms said they would ask the court to disqualify the government's witness.

She's hired a lawyer who specializes in divorce cases.
Our lawyer thinks that we have a very good case.
Millions of dollars were spent on lawyers in a courtroom showdown between the two companies.
The report notes that 40 percent of lawyers entering the profession are women.
If you're unsure of your legal rights, I would check with a lawyer.
Readers are teachers or teachers in training, high school or normal school students, potential lawyers, businessmen, or "ordinary" people.
Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy.
However, unlike the lawyer, neither consultant has to "represent" the unit.