One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to institute suits in courts of law, and to prosecute or defend the cause of clients. this is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, serjeants and advocates.
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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.
4. The burbot (Lota maculosa).
Like a real lawyer.
Alt. of Lawyerly
Judicial.
Legality Roget’s Thesaurus §963
N. legality, legitimacy, legitimateness, # legislature, law, code, corpus juris, constitution, pandect, charter, enactment, statute, rule, canon, ordinance, institution, regulation, bylaw, byelaw, decree, ordonnance, standing order, plebiscite, legal process, form, formula, formality, rite, arm of the law, habeas corpus, fieri facias, jurisprudence, nomology, legislation, codification, equity, common law, lex, lex nonscripta, law of nations, droit des gens, international law, jus gentium, jus civile, civil law, canon law, crown law, criminal law, statute law, ecclesiastical law, administrative law, lex mercatoria, constitutionalism, constitutionality, justice, court, tribunal, judge, lawyer, attorney, legal counsel
V. legalize, enact, ordain, decree, pass a law, enact a regulation, legislate, codify, formulate, regulate
Adj. legal, legitimate, according to law, vested, constitutional, chartered, legalized, lawful, statutable, statutory, legislatorial, legislative, regulatory, regulated
Adv. legally, in the eye of the law, de jure
Phr. ignorantia legis neminem excusat, "where law ends tyranny begins"
Lawyer Roget’s Thesaurus §968
N. lawyer, attorney, legal counsel, counsel, counsellor, counsellor at law, attorney at law, jurist, legist, civilian, pundit, publicist, juris consult, legal adviser, advocate, barrister, barrister at law, king's or queen's counsel, k, c, q, c, silk gown, leader, sergeant-at-law, bencher, tubman, judge, bar, legal profession, bar association, association of trial lawyers, officer of the court, gentleman of the long robe, junior bar, outer bar, inner bar, equity draftsman, conveyancer, pleader, special pleader, solicitor, proctor, notary, notary public, scrivener, cursitor, writer, writer to the signet, s, s, c, limb of the law, pettifogger, vakil, legal beagle, legal secretary, legal assistant, law student
V. practice law, practice at the bar, practice within the bar, plead, call to the bar, be called to the bar, be called within the bar, take silk, take to the law, give legal counsel, provide legal counsel
Phr. banco regis
King James Bible KJV Bible
Berean Standard Bible BSB Bible
8 KJV and 2 BSB verses contain “lawyer”
And he said, Woe unto you also, ye lawyers! for ye lade men with burdens grievous to be borne, and ye yourselves touch not the burdens with one of your fingers.
“Woe to you as well, experts in the law!” He replied. “You weigh men down with heavy burdens, but you yourselves will not lift a finger to lighten their load.
Woe unto you, lawyers! for ye have taken away the key of knowledge: ye entered not in yourselves, and them that were entering in ye hindered.
Woe to you experts in the law! For you have taken away the key to knowledge. You yourselves have not entered, and you have hindered those who were entering.”
And after five days Ananias the high priest descended with the elders, and with a certain orator named Tertullus, who informed the governor against Paul.
Five days later the high priest Ananias came down with some elders and a lawyer named Tertullus, who presented to the governor their case against Paul.
Bring Zenas the lawyer and Apollos on their journey diligently, that nothing be wanting unto them.
Do your best to equip Zenas the lawyer and Apollos, so that they will have everything they need.