lawyer : Idioms & Phrases


bush lawyer

  • 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.
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Common lawyer

  • one versed in common law.
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Crown lawyer

  • one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. Eng.
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defense lawyer

  • noun the lawyer representing the defendant
    defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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defense lawyers

  • noun the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
    defense; defense team; defence.
    • the defense called for a mistrial
  • noun the lawyer representing the defendant
    defense lawyer; defense attorney.
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divorce lawyer

  • noun a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
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lawyer bush

  • 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

  • noun tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
    Calamus australis.
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lawyer-client relation

  • noun the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
    attorney-client relation.
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sea lawyer

  • noun an argumentative and contentious seaman
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Sea" law"yer
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  1. (Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper.
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trial lawyer

  • noun a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
    trial attorney.
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