: one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
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their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Kelly Davis, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2025
Justice Department lawyers asked the 4th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals to immediately pause the judge’s order.
—Michael Kunzelman, Los Angeles Times, 6 Apr. 2025
Defense lawyer Alan Jackson contends Read dropped O'Keefe off and then a deadly fight broke out inside the Albert home.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 5 Apr. 2025
Another new arrival to town, a lawyer (played by Busby) arrives with a big secret.
—Rebecca Angel Baer, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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lawyer
noun
law·yer
ˈlȯ-yər 
: one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings
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