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lawyer
noun
a
person
who
has
studied
law
and
whose
job
is
to
give
legal
advice
and
speak
for
people
in
court
•
The
lawyer
explained
the
contract
in
simple
words
so
everyone
could
understand
.
The
lawyer
explained
the
contract
in
simple
words
so
everyone
could
understand
.
•
After
the
accident
,
Maria
hired
a
lawyer
to
help
her
get
compensation
.
After
the
accident
,
Maria
hired
a
lawyer
to
help
her
get
compensation
.
Middle
English
‘
lawier
’,
from
‘
law
’
+
‘
-yer
’,
parallel
to
earlier
‘
lawman
’.
verb
to
use
legal
arguments
or
tactics
,
or
to
act
as
a
lawyer
,
often
to
avoid
blame
or
gain
an
advantage
•
The
company
tried
to
lawyer
its
way
out
of
paying
the
fine
.
The
company
tried
to
lawyer
its
way
out
of
paying
the
fine
.
•
Stop
lawyering
about
the
rules
and
just
play
the
game
!
Stop
lawyering
about
the
rules
and
just
play
the
game
!
Verbal
use
of
the
noun
,
first
recorded
in
U
.
S
.
English
in
the
mid-19th
century
.
