practice law

idiom

: to work as a lawyer
She practices law with a firm in Boston.

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All the while, Farrow continued to practice law and take on new clients, who had no way of knowing of the disciplinary review underway. Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025 Many attorneys are licensed to practice law in several states and have experience in areas such as corporate compliance, insurance, criminal litigation and bankruptcy. Victor Rosario, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025 In response, Kennedy pledged to divest his interests in the case by transferring them to his adult son, Conor Kennedy, who is licensed to practice law and works at a law firm currently suing Gardasil's manufacturer, Merck. Amanda Castro, Newsweek, 3 Feb. 2025 Last year, he was stripped of his ability to practice law in New York and Washington, D.C., amounting to a tragic fall from grace for the former U.S. attorney for the Southern District of New York. Molly Crane Newman, Sun Sentinel, 17 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for practice law

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“Practice law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice%20law. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.

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