as in attorney
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city
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Recent Examples of lawyer
Broward Circuit Judge Martin Fein ruled Thursday against three motions by Runcie’s defense lawyers to dismiss the case, clearing the way for the trial.
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Trending Stories Additionally, his lawyers urged Judge Gregory Carro to allow Mangione to appear without the bulletproof vest he was required to wear at his February 21 state court appearance.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The only major appellate nominee so far without Federalist Society connections is Emil Bove, a former Trump defense lawyer and current Justice Department official.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
Renewed for a third season in February, the procedural comedy drama sees the former Chicago lawyer working alongside the NYPD to catch criminals.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 5 June 2025
Trending Stories Additionally, his lawyers urged Judge Gregory Carro to allow Mangione to appear without the bulletproof vest he was required to wear at his February 21 state court appearance.
—Lorena O'Neil, Rolling Stone, 5 June 2025
The only major appellate nominee so far without Federalist Society connections is Emil Bove, a former Trump defense lawyer and current Justice Department official.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 4 June 2025
Renewed for a third season in February, the procedural comedy drama sees the former Chicago lawyer working alongside the NYPD to catch criminals.
—Brande Victorian, HollywoodReporter, 4 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
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At the hearing, the attorneys were supposed to be prepared to address a trial setting, a cutoff date for disclosing expert witnesses, a schedule for preparing the case for trial, any issues to be addressed by the judge and the status of any settlement negotiations.—
Robert A. Cronkleton,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2025
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The foreperson had spoken privately with Judge Farber and the attorneys about the situation earlier on Wednesday.—
Michaela Zee,
Variety,
12 June 2025
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Many prominent advocates for excluding transgender girls from sports praised Dhillon’s actions last week as a bold move to protect cisgender girls from unfair competition.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Many advocates for homeless people argue that the encroachment law and camping ban end up criminalizing poverty, especially because the region’s shelter system has nowhere near enough space for everybody asking for beds.—
Blake Nelson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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In 2019, the General Assembly passed a bill censoring the speech of counselors who discuss gender identity.—
Krista Kafer,
Denver Post,
7 June 2025
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Interviews were requested with White House senior advisers Mike Donilon and Anita Dunn, former White House chief of staff Ron Klain, former deputy chief of staff Bruce Reed and Steve Ricchetti, a former counselor to the president.—
Matt Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
5 June 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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