: one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise as to legal rights and obligations in other matters
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their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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After the verdict, jurors told lawyers for Lynch that they weren’t convinced of the credibility of testimony by Autonomy’s former US finance chief, Brent Hogenson, who held himself out as a whistleblower who escalated accounting concerns to Lynch and was fired.
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
Craigslist and its lawyers did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
The former president, and Mr. Biden's opponent in this year's presidential race, was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a hush-money payment his lawyer made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 June 2024
Fiona Harvey, a Scottish lawyer, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on May 9, refuting the show’s claims wholeheartedly.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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Rachel Ventresca, Fortune Europe, 7 June 2024
Craigslist and its lawyers did not respond to multiple requests for comment.
—Connor Sheets, Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2024
The former president, and Mr. Biden's opponent in this year's presidential race, was found guilty on 34 felony counts of falsifying business records stemming from a hush-money payment his lawyer made to an adult film star before the 2016 election.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 7 June 2024
Fiona Harvey, a Scottish lawyer, appeared on Piers Morgan Uncensored on May 9, refuting the show’s claims wholeheartedly.
—Tabitha Parent, Peoplemag, 7 June 2024
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 10 Jun. 2024.
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lawyer
noun
law·yer
ˈlȯ-yər 
: one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients in legal proceedings
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