as in attorney
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 lawyer
The lawyer for Yunice Abbas, one of the defendants who was found guilty and sentenced to seven years in prison, with five suspended, also welcomed the verdict.
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Chicago remains the largest office, but Jenner & Block has more than 500 lawyers across multiple markets including New York, Los Angeles, London, San Francisco and Washington.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The victims and their lawyers will have to wait to see if the judge will grant the motion to dismiss the case.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
Rajkumar, currently a State Assembly member representing Queens, was one of three lawyers who filed the original Manhattan Supreme Court complaint on behalf of the tenants on April 1, 2014.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Joseph Ataman, CNN Money, 23 May 2025
Chicago remains the largest office, but Jenner & Block has more than 500 lawyers across multiple markets including New York, Los Angeles, London, San Francisco and Washington.
—Eric Tucker, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The victims and their lawyers will have to wait to see if the judge will grant the motion to dismiss the case.
—Ross O'Keefe, The Washington Examiner, 23 May 2025
Rajkumar, currently a State Assembly member representing Queens, was one of three lawyers who filed the original Manhattan Supreme Court complaint on behalf of the tenants on April 1, 2014.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
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If any inmates were denied parole because of the faulty tests, they could be owed a new hearing before the parole board, said attorneys representing inmates affected by the defective drug tests.—
Salvador Hernandez,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2025
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Separately, attorneys for the families of victims of the shootings at the Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown in 2012 filed a civil lawsuit under a different provision of the law concerning unfair trade practices.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
31 May 2025
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An excerpt from our conversation is later in this newsletter. ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE Ever since companies began to use enterprise AI, advocates have continually said that the technology wasn’t out to replace jobs, and that humans would always be a necessary part of the equation.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Even with the availability of federal vouchers and other housing aid, thousands of people remain bouncing between hotel rooms, living out of their cars or in other unstable housing situations, advocates said.—
Liam Dillon,
Los Angeles Times,
27 May 2025
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Support that may be offered include connecting with support groups, psychologists and counselors, and support from religious or spiritual leaders.—
Heather Jones,
Verywell Health,
28 May 2025
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That meant outdated textbooks, overcrowded classrooms and not enough counselors, nurses or special education services.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
28 May 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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