Definition of solicitor
1 : one that solicits; especially : an agent that solicits contributions (as to a charity)
2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3 : the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department
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Examples of solicitor in a Sentence
Solicitors will be arrested for trespassing.
money, that great solicitor that has often succeeded in persuading people to sell their very souls
Recent Examples of solicitor from the Web
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Acting solicitor general Jeffrey Wall has said that the ruling in the Hawaii case has prevented the government from moving forward on those objectives.
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Acting solicitor general Jeffrey B. Wall has said that the ruling in the Hawaii case has prevented the government from moving forward on those objectives.
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The solicitor had left the house by the time police arrived.
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Her father is an assistant city solicitor for Springfield and a partner in Egan, Flanagan & Cohen, a law firm there.
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The solicitor agreed in exchange for the guilty pleas not to seek the death penalty.
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Nixon reached further down in the ranks and got his solicitor general, Robert Bork, to do the deed.
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Eventually, a barrister who was familiar with Clark’s Guantanamo work introduced Clark to the solicitor representing CE.
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First Known Use of solicitor
15th century
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SOLICITOR Defined for English Language Learners
solicitor
playDefinition of solicitor for English Language Learners
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: a person whose job involves talking to many people and trying to persuade them to buy things, donate money, etc.
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: a lawyer in Britain who assists people in legal matters and who can represent people in lower courts of law
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: a chief law officer of a city, town, or government department
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solicitor
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1 : one that solicits; especially : an agent that solicits customers (as in insurance) or charitable contributions
2 : a British lawyer who advises clients, represents them in the lower courts, and prepares cases for barristers to try in higher courts
3 : the chief law officer of a municipality, county, or government department — see also city attorney
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