: 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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Barrett asked whether the defendant allegedly directing an effort by two private lawyers to submit fraudulent slates of electors to obstruct the certification of the election sounded private.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Charged with retail fraud, the NYT report states that Williams had to hire a lawyer to defend him.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
How about an ambulance chasing lawyer and a rain chasing meteorologist?
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Where were the lawyers when this kleptocratic line item was introduced?
New York City Transit (NYCT) spends $1.9 billion per year on track maintenance, four times as much per track-mile than any other rail system in the continental United States.
—Diane Di Stasio, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 1 July 2024
Charged with retail fraud, the NYT report states that Williams had to hire a lawyer to defend him.
—Abhishek Bhardwaj, Interesting Engineering, 1 July 2024
How about an ambulance chasing lawyer and a rain chasing meteorologist?
—Ticked Off, Orlando Sentinel, 1 July 2024
Where were the lawyers when this kleptocratic line item was introduced?
New York City Transit (NYCT) spends $1.9 billion per year on track maintenance, four times as much per track-mile than any other rail system in the continental United States.
—Diane Di Stasio, New York Daily News, 30 June 2024
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 4 Jul. 2024.
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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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