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lawyeror attorneyPerson trained and licensed to prepare, manage, and either prosecute or defend a court action as an agent for another and who also gives advice on legal matters that may or may not require court action. Legal practice varies from country to country. In Britain, for example, lawyers are divided into barristers and solicitors. In the U.S. attorneys often specialize in limited areas of the law (e.g., criminal law, divorce, or probate). In France the most important type of legal professional is the avocat, roughly comparable to the English barrister. In Germany the chief distinction is between lawyers and notaries. lawyer 1. a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor 2. a popular name for burbot (a fish) |
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A familiar criminal defense lawyer showed up at USC on Thursday but no one was in trouble. Here Rumpole faces the case which introduced him to his wife-to-be 'She Who Must Be Obeyed', when as a young defense lawyer he defends a young man accused of shooting his father. A sharp defense lawyer will make much hay with facts like these. |
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