: 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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Tensions first escalated over Memorial Day weekend when hundreds of detainees went on a hunger strike to protest spoiled food and wretched conditions, some of their lawyers said.
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Justice Department lawyers asked Eaton to allow one or two of Scott’s deputies to appear in his place, arguing that as a high-ranking presidential appointee, the CBP chief could not be compelled to testify in court.
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Her lawyers now argue trial counsel should have dug deeper and sought expert testimony to explain whether POTS could account for Shirilla’s failure to brake before impact.
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Public defenders are lawyers appointed to represent people in court who have been accused of a crime and who cannot afford to hire their own counsel.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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Gloria Pazmino, CNN Money, 30 May 2026
Justice Department lawyers asked Eaton to allow one or two of Scott’s deputies to appear in his place, arguing that as a high-ranking presidential appointee, the CBP chief could not be compelled to testify in court.
—Mae Anderson, Los Angeles Times, 30 May 2026
Her lawyers now argue trial counsel should have dug deeper and sought expert testimony to explain whether POTS could account for Shirilla’s failure to brake before impact.
—Sarah Rumpf-Whitten, FOXNews.com, 30 May 2026
Public defenders are lawyers appointed to represent people in court who have been accused of a crime and who cannot afford to hire their own counsel.
—Elliott Wenzler, Denver Post, 30 May 2026
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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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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