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
Combs' lawyers had previously filed a motion asking Subramanian to either overturn his criminal conviction on the transportation to engage in prostitution charges, or alternatively, grant him a new trial.
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Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In March 2024, Delirium TV scored a legal victory when Poche and her lawyers were denied a request to avoid arbitration in the lawsuit, according to a press release from the production company.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The lawyers the Herald spoke with said that was because it was not known what the process was, nor was it known that the inbox even existed.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The tasks resemble those that lawyers, doctors, financial analysts, and management consultants solve for a living.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, lawyers accused Milei himself of engaging in a crypto scam known as a rug pull.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
What to Know The surprise arrest sparked commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
In a deportation case, for instance, lawyers might consult the TRAC Immigration website which tracks how frequently immigration judges deny asylum claims.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
In March 2024, Delirium TV scored a legal victory when Poche and her lawyers were denied a request to avoid arbitration in the lawsuit, according to a press release from the production company.
—Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
The lawyers the Herald spoke with said that was because it was not known what the process was, nor was it known that the inbox even existed.
—Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
The tasks resemble those that lawyers, doctors, financial analysts, and management consultants solve for a living.
—Nikita Ostrovsky, Time, 1 Oct. 2025
Earlier this year, lawyers accused Milei himself of engaging in a crypto scam known as a rug pull.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 25 Sep. 2025
In response, lawyers for David Cassirer, Claude's son, appealed to the Supreme Court and urged the justices to vacate, or set aside, the 9th Circuit's latest ruling.
—arkansasonline.com, 11 Mar. 2025
What to Know The surprise arrest sparked commotion at the airport, where lawyers and aides of Duterte loudly protested that they, along with a doctor and lawyers, were prevented from coming close to him after he was taken into police custody.
—Faisal Kutty, Newsweek, 11 Mar. 2025
In a deportation case, for instance, lawyers might consult the TRAC Immigration website which tracks how frequently immigration judges deny asylum claims.
—Ximena Bustillo, NPR, 11 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyers
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Whether residue swabs from the hands of the defendants who were arrested near the detention facility revealed firearm primer or suggested fireworks use, indicating, perhaps, their proximity to Song, were among the elements of physical evidence that the defense attorneys probed on Tuesday.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 Oct. 2025
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As Combs' sentencing approached, attorneys for the rapper recommended that Subramanian hand down 14 months of prison time.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Digital rights advocates have also pushed back against a proposal to limit a person to only one social media account per platform, ostensibly as a means to crack down on disinformation.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
6 Oct. 2025
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The closure shrouds the 8,000-foot-high plateau and its elk, bison and occasional backcountry skiers in a winter wilderness that some advocates hope to protect and others seek to unlock.—
Brandon Loomis,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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Researchers, educators and policymakers have relied on this data to form conclusions and shape policy about American education — everything from how high school counselors should be spending their days to when students should start taking higher-level math classes.—
Carmela Guaglianone,
NPR,
7 Oct. 2025
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These laws compel an affirmation-only approach to treatment plans and impose a chilling effect on counselors otherwise willing to intervene, challenge, or outright attempt to disrupt a child’s feelings of dysphoria, as opposed to fueling their gender confusion.—
Mia Cathell,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Lawyers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyers. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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