: 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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Joly, however, argued through his lawyer that the court should impose a sentence of roughly 25 years and 8 months in prison, along with 60 months supervised release — concurrent to the sentence imposed in the firearms’ conspiracy case.
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Still, with the president back in office and Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, Smith has become a subject of investigations from GOP lawyers and the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that is unrelated to Smith's former position as special counsel.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Nor did the president’s lawyers file suit to deny the media’s claims of corruption.
—Kristina Berdynskykh, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2025
As decisions have become more complicated, decision-makers have retreated behind lawyers for cover.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 Dec. 2025
Still, with the president back in office and Republicans in control of both chambers of Congress, Smith has become a subject of investigations from GOP lawyers and the Office of Special Counsel, an independent agency that is unrelated to Smith's former position as special counsel.
—Melissa Quinn, CBS News, 3 Dec. 2025
Nor did the president’s lawyers file suit to deny the media’s claims of corruption.
—Kristina Berdynskykh, The Atlantic, 3 Dec. 2025
As decisions have become more complicated, decision-makers have retreated behind lawyers for cover.
—U T Readers, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for lawyer
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 5 Dec. 2025.
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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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