lawyer

[law-yer, loi-er] / ˈlɔ yər, ˈlɔɪ ər /

NOUN

person who is trained to counsel or argue in cases of law

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advocate counselor

STRONG

attorney barrister counsel counsellor defender jurist mouthpiece pleader practitioner proctor procurator solicitor

WEAK

attorney-at-law jurisprudent legal adviser legal eagle legist member of the bar

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The heart, which came from another young boy who drowned, arrived "burned by frostbite," the child's family's lawyer, Francesco Petruzzi, said.

From BBC

The suspects weren’t named and their lawyers couldn’t be reached for comment.

From The Wall Street Journal

While Omnicom and IPG were ironing out their merger in lawyers’ offices across Manhattan, smaller agencies outside the city were making their own expansions.

From The Wall Street Journal

Steinberg's lawyer confirmed to the BBC he had died in Los Angeles following a cancer diagnosis.

From BBC

Earlier this month, Goldman Sachs' top lawyer, Kathy Ruemmler, announced she would leave the company after emails in the latest tranche of Epstein documents showed she had a close relationship with the financier.

From BBC

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