as in attorneys
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 lawyers
But the lack of transparency and due process are similar, and there are few to no guarantees of the safety of people whom ICE agents remove, often without identifying themselves, and move around without notifying the family or lawyers of the detained.
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JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.
—CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Immigrant rights advocates have questioned the raid’s tactics, saying people weren’t allowed to see their lawyers and that law enforcement targeted Latino Idahoans.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
But Trump’s lawyers appealed again and the case is now before the Supreme Court.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Their lawyers are Rohn Robbins, Doug Stevens and Justin Miller at Caplan & Earnest in Boulder.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Pino carried out this change despite a Miami-Dade judge’s order in the couple’s long-running divorce case that prohibited him from disposing of their marital assets, according to her lawyers.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The Raine family’s lawyers will have to prove that OpenAI was aware of the risks posed by ChatGPT and disregarded them.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition to lawyers from EFF, the plaintiffs are represented by lawyers from Muslim Advocates, a legal group for American Muslims, and by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, a student law clinic at Yale Law School.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 23 Oct. 2025
Defense lawyers did not call any witnesses and said that the core of the case, military statements taken over 50 years ago, were manifestly unreliable, with no independent supporting evidence offered to back the prosecution case.
—CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025
Immigrant rights advocates have questioned the raid’s tactics, saying people weren’t allowed to see their lawyers and that law enforcement targeted Latino Idahoans.
—Idaho Statesman, 23 Oct. 2025
But Trump’s lawyers appealed again and the case is now before the Supreme Court.
—Michael Loria, USA Today, 23 Oct. 2025
Their lawyers are Rohn Robbins, Doug Stevens and Justin Miller at Caplan & Earnest in Boulder.
—Justin Wingerter, Denver Post, 23 Oct. 2025
Pino carried out this change despite a Miami-Dade judge’s order in the couple’s long-running divorce case that prohibited him from disposing of their marital assets, according to her lawyers.
—Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
The Raine family’s lawyers will have to prove that OpenAI was aware of the risks posed by ChatGPT and disregarded them.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
In addition to lawyers from EFF, the plaintiffs are represented by lawyers from Muslim Advocates, a legal group for American Muslims, and by the Media Freedom and Information Access Clinic, a student law clinic at Yale Law School.
—David Ingram, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyers
Noun
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Some attorneys are willing to offer a brief consultation or connect with employers to discuss alternatives for no charge.—
Tamia Fowlkes,
jsonline.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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Expect their attorneys to attack the credibility of witnesses who have agreed to cooperate with the government and implicate Rozier, Billups, and Jones in exchange for receiving a pass or a lower charge.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Influenced by the progressive Methodist faith in which he was raised, Maunder was one of his profession’s most outspoken advocates for women’s participation in science.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Mental health advocates said the encounters before Zettel’s death show multiple points of possible intervention in the days and hours before she was killed.—
Hope Karnopp,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The two other counselors were also supervising the children.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
20 Oct. 2025
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He was modeled after Christian camp counselors that had a positive impact on your teenage self?—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Lawyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyers. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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