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Meaning:
Noun:
- A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
- By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.
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Verb:
- criminal law With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
- informal To practice law.
- To make legalistic arguments.
- To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
- With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
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