: 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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The Metropolitan Nashville Police Department issued the citation on Thursday, July 10, his lawyer, Worrick G. Robinson IV, confirmed in a statement to PEOPLE.
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 11 July 2025
Keefe became one of the state’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Blankenship is among the lawyers who have been refused access.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Still, some lawyers are convinced that the Trump administration is holding out.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
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Daniel S. Levine, People.com, 11 July 2025
Keefe became one of the state’s most sought after criminal defense lawyers in the 1980s and ‘90s.
—Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2025
Blankenship is among the lawyers who have been refused access.
—Gisela Salomon, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2025
Still, some lawyers are convinced that the Trump administration is holding out.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 11 July 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 15 Jul. 2025.
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lawyer
noun
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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