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practicing lawyer — A person who customarily and habitually holds himself out to the public as a lawyer and who demands compensation for his services rendered as such. State v Bryan, 98 NC 644, 647, 4 SE 522. A retired lawyer who conducts but one suit in court for a … Ballentine's law dictionary
lawyer — n. 1) to hire, retain a lawyer 2) a practicing lawyer 3) a civil rights; corporation; criminal; trial lawyer 4) a Philadelphia ( shrewd ) lawyer 5) (humorous; usu. mil.) a barrack room (esp. BE), guardhouse (esp. AE) lawyer ( a soldier who claims … Combinatory dictionary
lawyer — An attorney or counsellor at law; a barrister; a solicitor; a person licensed by law to practice the profession of the law who thus practices. A lawyer need not appear in any court, advertise himself as a lawyer, or earn his living by the… … Ballentine's law dictionary
Lawyer — Lawyers redirects here. For the television series, see The Lawyers. For other uses, see Lawyer (disambiguation). Lawyer 19th century painting of lawyers, by French artist Honoré Daumier Occupation Names … Wikipedia
lawyer — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ brilliant, clever, competent, excellent, good, smart (esp. AmE) ▪ high powered, hotshot (AmE), leading … Collocations dictionary
practicing — adj. Practicing is used with these nouns: ↑architect, ↑attorney, ↑barrister, ↑Buddhist, ↑Catholic, ↑Christian, ↑homosexual, ↑Jew, ↑lawyer, ↑Muslim, ↑nurse, ↑ … Collocations dictionary
Country lawyer — In the United States, a country lawyer, or county seat lawyer,[1] is an attorney who has completed little or no formal legal training and has become a member of a county bar or a state bar after reading law ; traditionally, these lawyers… … Wikipedia
European lawyer — A European lawyer, beyond the self evident definition of a lawyer in Europe , also refers to a specific provision under European Communities (Services of Lawyers) Order 1978, which permits a lawyer to practice in European countries they are not… … Wikipedia
David Burgess (lawyer) — David Burgess (25 September 1947 – 25 October 2010)[1] was a leading British immigration lawyer. Burgess obtained a number of landmark decisions from British courts and the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR) on behalf of immigrant clients.… … Wikipedia
Iqbal Khan (lawyer) — Iftakhar Iqbal Ahmad Khan is an Indo Fijian lawyer based in the city of Lautoka. Khan practiced law in Parramatta, Australia as a public defender for the Legal Aid Society. [ Bashing victim fell over The Daily Telegraph Mirror October 3, 1995… … Wikipedia
