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Lawyer - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Lawyer : (noun)
1: a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts
lawsuits or gives legal advice [syn: attorney]
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Lawyer : \Law"yer\, n. [Based on Law, like bowyer, fr. bow.]
1. One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one
whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to
advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to
legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a
general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors,
solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.
2. (Zo["o]l.)
(a) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
(b) The bowfin ({Amia calva).
(c) The burbot ({Lota maculosa).
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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Stilt \Stilt\, n. [OE. stilte; akin to Dan. stylte, Sw. stylta,
LG. & D. stelt, OHG. stelza, G. stelze, and perh. to E.
stout.]
1. A pole, or piece of wood, constructed with a step or loop
to raise the foot above the ground in walking. It is
sometimes lashed to the leg, and sometimes prolonged
upward so as to be steadied by the hand or arm.
Ambition is but avarice on stilts, and masked.
--Landor.
2. A crutch; also, the handle of a plow. [Prov. Eng.]
--Halliwell.
3. (Zo["o]l.) Any species of limicoline birds belonging to
Himantopus and allied genera, in which the legs are
remarkably long and slender. Called also longshanks,
stiltbird, stilt plover, and lawyer.
Note: The American species ({Himantopus Mexicanus) is well
known. The European and Asiatic stilt ({H. candidus)
is usually white, except the wings and interscapulars,
which are greenish black. The white-headed stilt ({H.
leucocephalus) and the banded stilt ({Cladorhynchus
pectoralis) are found in Australia.
Stilt plover (Zo["o]l.), the stilt.
Stilt sandpiper (Zo["o]l.), an American sandpiper
({Micropalama himantopus) having long legs. The bill is
somewhat expanded at the tip.
Based on Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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LAWYER. A counselor; one learned in the law. Vide attorney.
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Lawyer : among the Jews, was one versed in the laws of Moses, which he
expounded in the schools and synagogues (Matt. 22:35; Luke
10:25). The functions of the "lawyer" and "scribe" were
identical. (See DOCTOR.)
Based on Bouvier's Law Dictionary, Revised 6th Ed (1856) [Bouvier_Law_Dictionary]:
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Example Usage of Lawyer |
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kaverigahuja: @anandmisra Stop that Lawyer talk. Liar!! |
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