英语词汇“lawyer”的英英意思、用法、释义、翻译、读音、例句、短语、词组-英语词典

A lawyer is a professional who is qualified to offer advice about the law or represent someone in legal matters. A lawyer can also be called an attorney, a solicitor, a counselor, a barrister, or — pejoratively — an ambulance chaser.

A lawyer can handle all sorts of legal matters from drafting wills to patent claims to defending people against criminal charges. Qualified lawyers have to attend law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice law. Lawyer, of course, means one who practices the law. "Law" itself comes from the Old Norse root word lag, which means something laid down or fixed.

WORD FAMILY

lawyer: lawyers+/law: lawful, lawless, laws, lawyer/lawful: lawfully, lawfulness, lawlessly, unlawful/lawless: lawlessness/lawlessness: lawlessnesses/unlawful: unlawfully, unlawfulness

USAGE EXAMPLES

So after calling lawyers and the police, he quit Twitter, at least temporarily, until there is some sort of resolution to Cernovich’s attacks.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

The Virginia map changes started with a lawsuit filed by Democratic lawyer Marc E. Elias in 2013.

Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017)

Mr. Nissenbaum was denied contact with his family, lawyers and colleagues for nearly three days before he was released and allowed to leave the country.

Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017)

n a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

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attorney

Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd

Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)

Boy Orator of the Platte

United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)

Clarence Seward Darrow

United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)

Arthur Garfield Hays

United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)

William Harrison Hays

United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)

John Edgar Hoover

United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

Francis Scott Key

United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

President Abraham Lincoln

16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader

a lawyer who pleads cases in court

ambulance chaser

an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue

barrister

a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

conveyancer

a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties

defense attorney, defense lawyer

the lawyer representing the defendant

divorce lawyer

a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment

prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor

a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

public defender

a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

referee

an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

solicitor

a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

trial attorney, trial lawyer

a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law

DA, district attorney

an official prosecutor for a judicial district

Counsel to the Crown

a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler

law agent

a solicitor in Scotland

sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law

an English barrister of the highest rank

state attorney, state's attorney

a prosecuting attorney for a state

professional, professional person

a person engaged in one of the learned professions

单词	lawyer
释义	lawyer (once / 96 pages) n A lawyer is a professional who is qualified to offer advice about the law or represent someone in legal matters. A lawyer can also be called an attorney, a solicitor, a counselor, a barrister, or — pejoratively — an ambulance chaser. A lawyer can handle all sorts of legal matters from drafting wills to patent claims to defending people against criminal charges. Qualified lawyers have to attend law school and pass a bar exam in order to practice law. Lawyer, of course, means one who practices the law. "Law" itself comes from the Old Norse root word lag, which means something laid down or fixed. WORD FAMILY lawyer: lawyers+/law: lawful, lawless, laws, lawyer/lawful: lawfully, lawfulness, lawlessly, unlawful/lawless: lawlessness/lawlessness: lawlessnesses/unlawful: unlawfully, unlawfulness USAGE EXAMPLES So after calling lawyers and the police, he quit Twitter, at least temporarily, until there is some sort of resolution to Cernovich’s attacks. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) The Virginia map changes started with a lawsuit filed by Democratic lawyer Marc E. Elias in 2013. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) Mr. Nissenbaum was denied contact with his family, lawyers and colleagues for nearly three days before he was released and allowed to leave the country. Wall Street Journal(Jan 03, 2017) n a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice Syn\|Exp\|Hypo\|Hyper attorney Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198) Boy Orator of the Platte United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925) Clarence Seward Darrow United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) Arthur Garfield Hays United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954) William Harrison Hays United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954) John Edgar Hoover United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) Francis Scott Key United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843) President Abraham Lincoln 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865) advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader a lawyer who pleads cases in court ambulance chaser an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue barrister a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution conveyancer a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties defense attorney, defense lawyer the lawyer representing the defendant divorce lawyer a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state public defender a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense referee an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case solicitor a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents trial attorney, trial lawyer a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law DA, district attorney an official prosecutor for a judicial district Counsel to the Crown a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler law agent a solicitor in Scotland sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law an English barrister of the highest rank state attorney, state's attorney a prosecuting attorney for a state professional, professional person a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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