lawyer
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adjective
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advocate, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor (or counsellor), counselor-at-law, legal eagle
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His release followed two years of litigation by a team of lawyers that included the Northern California Innocence Project at the Santa Clara University School of Law. — Lauren Hernández, SFChronicle.com, "Northern California man released after 28 years behind bars for wrongful murder conviction," 30 Aug. 2019 Rojas' lawyers asked for a mistrial and the court questioned each juror. — Lauren Castle, azcentral, "Man gets new trial after local blogger posts video of jury online," 29 Aug. 2019 Katrina Dennis was a 36-year-old corporate lawyer in Baltimore in 2015 with lots of demands on her time from business and civic groups and a tight-knit group of family and friends. — Meredith Cohn, baltimoresun.com, "Patient with terminal cancer sues University of Maryland St. Joseph Medical Center over her care," 28 Aug. 2019 Perry, Good said, could be hired by Lowndes as a consultant on the deal and still give the airport advice on how to fill the permanent lawyer job. — Beth Kassab, orlandosentinel.com, "Mayors Buddy Dyer, Jerry Demings decry Orlando airport board moves as ‘unprecedented’ and ‘dangerous’," 28 Aug. 2019 With the support of nonprofit organizations and lawyers that specialize in IP, the Maasai have been fighting to trademark their designs, but the bar for copyright protection varies by jurisdiction and is extremely high, as well as amorphous. — Sangeeta Singh-kurtz, Quartzy, "Governments are taking cultural appropriation to court," 28 Aug. 2019 Some lawyers have considered claiming unused money stored in video games and cryptocurrency. — Michael Waters, The Atlantic, "What Happens to All Those Unused Gift Cards," 27 Aug. 2019 Even simple requests for basic information have been met with roadblocks or sent to lawyers. — Dallas News, "Plano East basketball coach quit after investigation upheld claim she sexually harassed district employee," 26 Aug. 2019 Also, why there will be lawyers in Antonio Brown's cryotherapy mishap. — Andrew Brandt, SI.com, "How Cowboys’ Dak Prescott Can Benefit From Waiting to Negotiate His Contract," 20 Aug. 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'lawyer.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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