asianajaja — meaning in English
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English meaning
- advocate noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- attorney noun A lawyer, especially one licensed to represent clients in legal matters.
- barrister noun (chiefly British) A lawyer qualified to argue cases in the higher courts.
- lawyer noun A person qualified to advise on or represent others in legal matters.
- solicitor noun In the UK and similar legal systems, a lawyer who advises clients and handles legal paperwork, as distinct from a barrister who argues cases in court.
Senses
asianajaja is used for these senses in English:
- advocate Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. [from 14th c.]
- advocate A person who speaks in support of something, or someone; proponent [from 18th c.]
- attorney (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- barrister (chiefly, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
- lawyer A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
- legal representative (law) One who represents or acts on behalf of another under authority recognised by law, such as a parent or guardian of a minor, a manager of a legal person, etc.
- solicitor In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as above, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.
advocate — full definition
- noun A person who publicly supports or argues in favor of a cause, policy, or another person.
- noun A lawyer, especially one who represents a client in court.
- verb To publicly support or argue in favor of something.
attorney — full definition
- noun A lawyer, especially one licensed to represent clients in legal matters.
- noun A person legally authorized to act on someone else's behalf.