LAWYER
Lawyer
A lawyer, according to Black's Law Dictionary, is "a person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing 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 lawyers to perform legal services.The above text is a snippet from Wikipedia: Lawyer
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lawyer
Noun
- 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.
Verb
- 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.
- With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
- To barrage with questions in order to get the person to admit something, usually used in the past tense "been lawyered."
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