lawyer : Idioms & Phrases

• noun stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
  Rubus cissoides; lawyerbush; bush lawyer; Rubus australis.
  

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• one versed in the reports of cases rather than in the science of the law.

Webster 1913

• one versed in common law.

Webster 1913

• one employed by the crown, as in criminal cases. Eng.

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• noun the lawyer representing the defendant
  defense lawyer; defense attorney.
  

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• noun the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
  defense; defense team; defence.
  
  • the defense called for a mistrial
• noun the lawyer representing the defendant
  defense lawyer; defense attorney.
  

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• noun a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
  

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• noun stout-stemmed trailing shrub of New Zealand that scrambles over other growth
  Rubus cissoides; lawyerbush; bush lawyer; Rubus australis.
  

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• noun tall scrambling spiny palm of northeastern Queensland, Australia
  Calamus australis.
  

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• noun the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
  attorney-client relation.
  

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• noun an argumentative and contentious seaman
  

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Sea" law"yer

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1. (Zoöl.) The gray snapper. See under Snapper.

Webster 1913

• noun a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
  trial attorney.
  

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