- 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.
Meaning of lawyer in English
(Definition of lawyer from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)
lawyer | Business English
He is a trial lawyer specializing in industrial injuries cases.
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.
Examples of lawyer
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Only then need the lawyer start to think about the nature of any kind of defence strategy.
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However, unlike the lawyer, neither consultant has to "represent" the unit.
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The issue is subtle, however, and future research will have to clarify the precise status of forms such as lawyers fees.
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Should ethical issues in biotechnology research be decided by physicianscientists or by lawyers?
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Second, lawyers had benefited from earlier bankruptcy laws.
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Figure 2 shows bankruptcy fees earned by lawyers; fees increased by a factor of five over the decade.
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But it can scarcely be employed by the lawyer for the reason that it has been already appropriated by the philosopher.
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While the names of 225 different lawyers were extracted from the 360 files, some appeared more than once.
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Sometimes singularly, often in the company of prominent lawyers, he took on cases that involved the great and the prominent.
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The media now are dominantly visual and lawyers are in these pictures.
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Only in 1820 were the crown lawyers statutorily obliged to bring a libel information to trial within a year of the filing date.
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The significance of this for lawyers may not yet have been grasped.
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Undoubtedly some lawyers are trying to eradicate legalese in response to the siren voices of customer care, quality improvement and positive image.
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The reporter watched the lawyers of the criminals who was speaking to the judge.
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The person becomes a client when consulting a lawyer, and expects legal not medical attention.
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Collocations with lawyer
lawyer
These are words often used in combination with lawyer.
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academic lawyer
He is an academic lawyer, a professor of law.
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clever lawyer
He is a nice man and a clever lawyer, but he appears to have been totally out of his depth.
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competent lawyer
My honorarium will not be great because it is something any competent lawyer could devise.
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वकील…
法律家, 弁護士, 弁護士（べんごし）…
avukat…
avocat/-ate [masculine-feminine], avocat/-ate…
advocat, -ada…
advocaat…
சட்டம் பற்றி மக்களுக்கு அறிவுரை வழங்குவதும், அவர்களுக்காக நீதிமன்றத்தில் வாதிடுவதை தொழிலாக செய்யும் ஒரு நபர்…
वकील…
વકીલ…
sagfører, jurist…
jurist, advokat…
peguam…
der Anwalt…
advokat [masculine], advokat, jurist…
وکیل, قانون داں…
юрист, адвокат…
юрист…
లాయర్, వకీలు/ చట్టం గురించి ప్రజలకు సలహాలు ఇవ్వడం మరియు కోర్టులో ప్రజల కోసం వాదించడం వీరి పని…
مُحامٍ…
আইনজীবী…
advokát, -ka…
pengacara…
ทนายความ…
luật sư…
prawnik…
변호사…
avvocato, -essa…
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