Definition of lawyer Lawyer

/lɔˈjɚ/ - [loyer] - law•yer

We found 18 definitions of lawyer from 8 different sources.

What does lawyer mean?

WordNet

Noun Plural: lawyers
lawyer - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
		attorney
		professional person, professional a person engaged in one of the learned professions
		attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
		jurisprudence, law the branch of philosophy concerned with the law and the principles that lead courts to make the decisions they do
		counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor a person who pleads for a cause or propounds an idea
		ambulance chaser an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
		barrister a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
		conveyancer a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
		defense attorney, defense lawyer the lawyer representing the defendant
		divorce lawyer a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
		prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
		public defender a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
		referee (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
		solicitor a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
		trial attorney, trial lawyer a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law

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Wiktionary

lawyer (Noun)
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.
lawyer (Noun)
By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.
lawyer (Verb)
To practice law.
lawyer (Verb)
To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
lawyer (Verb)
To make legalistic arguments.
lawyer (Verb)
With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
lawyer (Verb)
With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
lawyer (Verb)
To barrage with questions in order to get the person to admit something, usually used in the past tense "You've been lawyered. ".

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

lawyer (n.)
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.
lawyer (n.)
The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
lawyer (n.)
The bowfin (Amia calva).
lawyer (n.)
The burbot (Lota maculosa).

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

lawyer
A professional person who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

Foolish DictionaryThe Foolish Dictionary 🤡

lawyer
One who defends your estate against an enemy, in order to appropriate it to himself.

Proverbs DictionaryProverbs Dictionary 📗

lawyer
A good lawyer, an evil neighbour.

Wikipedia

A lawyer (or in some countries called an "Advocate", "attorney", "Barrister", "counsel", "counsellor", or "Solicitor") is someone who studied law and got a degree in that discipline. If people have a problem with law, or with someone else, they might go to a lawyer to get legal advice. If the case goes to court, the lawyer will then represent those people, either defending the person because someone else has started a legal case or arguing a case that the person has started. When a person is accused of a crime the person has a defence lawyer to try and show they have not committed a crime. The lawyer arguing that they did do the crime is called the "prosecutor".

He or she might also help to prepare legal documents for those people (this is one of things real estate lawyers do), or give (legally binding witness) that some event took place (like the signing of a contract).

Lawyers work in different settings. Some work by themselves, while some work in big law firms. Some lawyers work for hospitals and private companies

Of course there will be fees for the different services offered, unless the work is done for free, which is called pro bono.