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
Meanwhile, Santos’ lawyers have requested the mandatory minimum of 24 months.
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Justice Department lawyers said in a later filing that DOGE employees were working on projects cleaning up the death records at SSA or finding ways to identify fraud in new claims and wage reporting.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
William has been regularly using his father’s lawyers Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell — and made the move to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles a year before her accidental death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2025
Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now
03 of 09
Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey)
Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Roni Jacobson, New York Daily News, 5 Apr. 2025
Justice Department lawyers said in a later filing that DOGE employees were working on projects cleaning up the death records at SSA or finding ways to identify fraud in new claims and wage reporting.
—Aaron Navarro, CBS News, 4 Apr. 2025
William has been regularly using his father’s lawyers Harbottle & Lewis and its partner, Gerrard Tyrrell — and made the move to Mishcon de Reya, which represented Princess Diana in her divorce from Charles a year before her accidental death.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 4 Apr. 2025
Julia Roberts says Richard Gere's Pretty Woman character is dead now
03 of 09
Jason Alexander (Philip Stuckey)
Jason Alexander tries to drive a wedge between Edward and Vivian as sleazy lawyer Philip Stuckey.
—Andrew Walsh, EW.com, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyer
Noun
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His attorney, Eric Lee, didn’t immediately respond to a message seeking comment.—
Michael Hill,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Apr. 2025
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Zoom out: Students and academics of color appear to be disproportionately facing arrests and threats of deportation, Samah Sisay, a Center for Constitutional Rights attorney, recently told the Guardian.—
Esteban L. Hernandez,
Axios,
1 Apr. 2025
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Foods That Will Keep You Full Without Spiking Your Blood Sugar Learn more about our advocates A Quick Review People with type 2 diabetes do not produce enough or resist insulin.—
Julia Ries,
Health,
9 Apr. 2025
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Sellner has been an outspoken advocate for the rights of mothers in Germany.—
Asif Burhan,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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But his high school counselor Gwen Fields encouraged him to apply to college and coached him through the process.—
Todd Longwell,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2025
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Elon Musk—the outgoing leader of the Department of Government Efficiency—has continued to launch insults at Peter Navarro, Trump's senior counselor for trade and manufacturing.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lawyer. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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