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Lawyer

Lawyer meaning

A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor) | A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice. | A legal layman who argues points of law.

Example sentences (20)

The lawyer then suggested that it was the court that assigned him a different lawyer after his lawyer parted ways with him because of his dishonesty.

In NSW a subject has the right to a lawyer being present in a police interrogation but they do not have the right to have a lawyer provided for them, therefore a lawyer will only attend if the subject can afford private legal counsel.

Similarly, all such jurisdictions allow the defendant the right to legal counsel and provide any defendant who cannot afford their own lawyer with a lawyer paid for at the public expense (which is in some countries called a "court-appointed lawyer").

CDN Digital tried to get comments from City Administrator and lawyer Collin Rosell and lawyer Jerone Castillo who was the City Legal Office head during the time the show cause was filed, but received no response as of press time.

Had this young man had been able to have a lawyer present and had the lawyer known that this individual was sick, the young man would have received immediate medical attention.

If you are not sure how the joint ownership of the property was done originally, you should talk to a real estate lawyer to confirm it—ideally, the lawyer you used to purchase the property in the first place.

I was about to say "why the hell would Tate's lawyer do an interview," but then I remembered that no reputable lawyer would want to get anywhere near him, no matter how good the money is.

Millard's appeal in the Babcock case, prepared by his lawyer, argues in part that the judge improperly denied him an adjournment to get a lawyer, undermining his right to a fair trial.

Randolph was well-known to Washington; in fact, he was Washington's former aide-de-camp and his lawyer, as well as lawyer to other prominent Virginians.

The choice of a lawyer can affect the outcome of your legal issues, so you shouldn’t spare the effort to hire a lawyer who’s the best fit for you and your case.

As a lawyer, we should be disciplined, so that when you say you are a lawyer, you are able to instill confidence in others so that when you speak, they’ll listen to you,” she said.

Defence lawyer Christopher Hicks argued Veltman's attack should not be considered terrorism because he didn't publish his manifesto, which the lawyer noted also contained antisemitic views.

In this article, we will further explain the work of a personal back injury lawyer to better understand your condition and raise awareness of the advantages of hiring a lawyer.

Lawyer Jason Grima, who is representing Said with lawyer Kirsty Muscat, said his client cooperated with police and went to police out of his own will when he learnt he was being investigated.

On January 18, 2022, according to communications submitted into evidence, Uruhisho's then-lawyer Steven A. Cash wrote to Gasana's lawyer, Charles Kambanda, confirming communication between Uruhisho and Karuretwa.

The judge rejected the plea by the senior lawyer that a junior lawyer in his team, AI Musa, be the one to accept the charges on behalf of the former governor.

AL-HATHLOUL: They don't have any law background, but she chose to have them instead of a lawyer because the first lawyer wanted her to deny all of the charges and say that she didn't do anything.

Francis if arranged before a jury on Monday 16 November, is likely to face remand before the case is even heard said Lawyer Apaw the prosecuting lawyer madam Efua hired for the case.

Through his civil lawyer, Christopher Du Vernet, and criminal lawyer, Stephen Hebscher, Sanjay Madan has not commented.

US: Ex-Trump lawyer Cohen to be freed againA judge ordered Donald Trump's former personal lawyer Michael Cohen be released to home confinement.