: 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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Swartz, a Kalamazoo lawyer and Democrat, was making her first run for Congress, having worked for the Department of Veterans Affairs and as deputy general counsel at Western Michigan University.
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
But lawyers for the counties who were sued pushed back, many noting that notice was published in advance — whether state Republicans realized it or not — and that some counties elected to keep locations open after the end of in-person early voting in previous years.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Karen DiSalvo, a lawyer connected to PA Fair Elections, a conservative organization, submitted 72 challenges in Lycoming County.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Deputy Prosecutor Cassandra Washington is assigned and defense lawyer Lakeisha Murdaugh is representing Webb.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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Paul Egan, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
But lawyers for the counties who were sued pushed back, many noting that notice was published in advance — whether state Republicans realized it or not — and that some counties elected to keep locations open after the end of in-person early voting in previous years.
—Ella Lee, The Hill, 5 Nov. 2024
Karen DiSalvo, a lawyer connected to PA Fair Elections, a conservative organization, submitted 72 challenges in Lycoming County.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Deputy Prosecutor Cassandra Washington is assigned and defense lawyer Lakeisha Murdaugh is representing Webb.
—Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 5 Nov. 2024
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lawyer. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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lawyer
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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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