Lawyer
noun
1.
a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters.
2.
New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3.
verb (used without object)
3.
to work as a lawyer; practice law.
verb (used with object)
4.
to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc.
noun
1.
a member of the legal profession, esp a solicitor See also advocate, barrister, solicitor
2.
a popular name for burbot
lawyer
Related Terms
clubhouse lawyer, jailhouse lawyer, latrine lawyer, sea 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.)
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