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Spelling attested since 1611 of Middle English lawiere, recorded since 1377, itself from lawe "law" + -iere.

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Lawyer

Plural
Lawyers

Lawyer (plural Lawyers)

A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

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lawyerly
(by law specialism) corporate lawyer

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professional person authorized to practice law

Arabic: مُحامي ar(ar) (muHaamii) m., محامٍ (muħāmin) m.
Egyptian Arabic: محامي (muHaamii) m.
Armenian: փաստաբան hy(hy) (p'astaban), իրավաբան hy(hy) (iravaban)
Bulgarian: адвокат bg(bg) (advokát) m.
Chechen: юрист
Chinese:
Mandarin: 律師 cmn(cmn), 律师 cmn(cmn) (lǜshī)
Crimean Tatar: advokat
Czech: právník cs(cs) m., advokát cs(cs) m.
Dutch: jurist m., raadsman m.; informally also advocaat m., advocate f.
Esperanto: juristo eo(eo)
Finnish: asianajaja, (juristi, lakimies)
French: juriste fr(fr) m. and f., homme de loi fr(fr) m.; informally also avocat fr(fr) m., avocate fr(fr) f.
German: Rechtsanwalt de(de) m.
Greek: δικηγόρος el(el) m. and f.
Hungarian: jogász hu(hu)

Icelandic: lögfræðingur m.
Italian: avvocato it(it) m.
Japanese: 法曹 (hōsō), 弁護士 (bengoshi)
Korean: 범률가 (beomnyulga)
Kurdish: پارێزه‌ر ku(ku)
Macedonian: правник mk(mk) (právnik) m., адвокат mk(mk) (advokát) m.
Malay: peguam
Polish: adwokat m., prawnik m. (prawniczka f.), radca m.
Portuguese: advogado pt(pt) m., advogada pt(pt) f.
Russian: юрист ru(ru) (juríst) m., адвокат ru(ru) (advokát) m.
Spanish: abogado es(es) m., abogada es(es) f., notario es(es) m.
Swahili: wakili sw(sw)
Swedish: advokat sv(sv) c.
Telugu: న్యాయవాది te(te) (nyaayavaadi)
Turkish: avukat tr(tr)
Urdu: وکیل ur(ur) (wakeel) c.

a layman who argues points of law

Dutch: pleiter m., (juridisch) raadsman m.; informally also advocaat m.

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Bulgarian: адвокат (advokát) m.

Italian: avvocato m.
Latin: legisperitus m.

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to Lawyer

Third person singular
Lawyers

Simple past
Lawyered

Past participle
Lawyered

Present participle
Lawyering

to Lawyer (third-person singular simple present Lawyers, present participle Lawyering, simple past and past participle Lawyered)

(informal) To practice law.
To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
To make legalistic arguments.
With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
(colloquial, criminal law) With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.

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