lawyers

noun

plural of lawyer
as in attorneys
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

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Recent Examples of lawyers Prosecutors had sought life prison sentences while the brothers’ lawyers had requested the 15-year mandatory minimum. — Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026 Key witness testimonies changed over time, the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson, his lawyers alleged at the time. — Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026 Defense lawyers often file motions seeking a post-verdict acquittal, but trial judges rarely overturn the will of a jury. — John Annese, New York Daily News, 27 Oct. 2026 It was filed hours before prosecutors and defense lawyers were due to appear before Faruqui for a preliminary hearing on the original complaint. — Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 27 Oct. 2026 But, once more, have the lawyers that filed those papers been sanctioned? — Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Oct. 2026 And in the Minnesota District Court where Ahmed’s case will be heard, lawyers are already gearing up for a fight. — Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 27 Oct. 2026 This includes legal threats that Theranos’ lawyers leveled against him as well as against two of his sources, Tyler Shultz and Erika Cheung. — Marco Quiroz-Gutierrez, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 She was paid $5,000 in 2001 for her testimony, and Johnson's lawyers argue that the state withheld evidence of monetary motivation for the testimony. — CBS News, 20 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lawyers
  1. attorneys
  2. advocates
  3. counselors
Noun
  • His order bars Essayli from participating in or supervising their cases, including overseeing the attorneys handling them.
    — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors had asked Caproni to sentence each brother to life in prison, while their attorneys sought the 15-year minimum.
    — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of attorneys
Noun
  • But what advocates hailed as a vehicle for democratic governance also has unleashed attack ads, seven-figure war chests and hardball politics.
    — Kate Armanini, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Supporters — business groups and affordable housing advocates — say CEQA lawsuits drag projects out for years, jacking up your rent and mortgage.
    — Kiara Adams, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of advocates
Noun
  • Some may also do what grief counselors call continuing bonds.
    — Naomi Barr, Flow Space, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Filling the room were people from organizations who helped those who came out of the criminal justice system, as counselors or lawyers who worked to get criminal records expunged, along with the beneficiaries of those efforts.
    — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of counselors

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