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 FAMILYlawyer: lawyers+/law: lawful, lawless, laws, lawyer/lawful: lawfully, lawfulness, lawlessly, unlawful/lawless: lawlessness/lawlessness: lawlessnesses/unlawful: unlawfully, unlawfulness USAGE EXAMPLESSo 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 PlatteUnited 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 DarrowUnited States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938) Arthur Garfield HaysUnited States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954) William Harrison HaysUnited 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 HooverUnited States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972) Francis Scott KeyUnited 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 Lincoln16th 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 chaseran unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue barristera British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution conveyancera lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties defense attorney, defense lawyerthe lawyer representing the defendant divorce lawyera lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutora government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state public defendera lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense refereean attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case solicitora British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents trial attorney, trial lawyera lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law DA, district attorneyan official prosecutor for a judicial district Counsel to the Crowna barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler law agenta solicitor in Scotland sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-lawan English barrister of the highest rank state attorney, state's attorneya prosecuting attorney for a state professional, professional person a person engaged in one of the learned professions |
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