lawyer : Idioms & Phrases
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bush lawyer
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noun stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
Rubus cissoides; lawyerbush; bush lawyer; Rubus australis.
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Case lawyer
- one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law.
Webster 1913
Common lawyer
- one versed in common law.
Webster 1913
Crown lawyer
- one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. Eng.
Webster 1913
defense lawyer
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noun the lawyer representing the defendant
defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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defense lawyers
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noun the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
defense; defense team; defence.
- the defense called for a mistrial
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noun the lawyer representing the defendant
defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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divorce lawyer
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noun a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
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lawyer bush
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noun stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
Rubus cissoides; lawyerbush; bush lawyer; Rubus australis.
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lawyer cane
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noun tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
Calamus australis.
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lawyer-client relation
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noun the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
attorney-client relation.
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sea lawyer
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noun an argumentative and contentious seaman
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Sea" law"yer
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(Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper .
Webster 1913
trial lawyer
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noun a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
trial attorney.