: 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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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.
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Lauren Linder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Akhtar won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Disgraced, which explored identity, faith and cultural heritage through the complex journey of a Pakistani-American lawyer.
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Many others — Democrats, lawyers and other law enforcement officials — have watched the video with the conclusion that the ICE agent’s life was not at risk and the woman was not trying to ram her vehicle into him, based on the positioning of the tires.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Earlier on Thursday, Judge Sid Harle sided with defense lawyers and instructed jurors to completely disregard the testimony of former teacher Stephanie Hale, who was a key prosecution witness.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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Lauren Linder, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
Akhtar won the 2013 Pulitzer Prize for Drama for his play Disgraced, which explored identity, faith and cultural heritage through the complex journey of a Pakistani-American lawyer.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 8 Jan. 2026
Many others — Democrats, lawyers and other law enforcement officials — have watched the video with the conclusion that the ICE agent’s life was not at risk and the woman was not trying to ram her vehicle into him, based on the positioning of the tires.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 8 Jan. 2026
Earlier on Thursday, Judge Sid Harle sided with defense lawyers and instructed jurors to completely disregard the testimony of former teacher Stephanie Hale, who was a key prosecution witness.
—Peter Charalambous, ABC News, 8 Jan. 2026
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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lawyer
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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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