advocacia — meaning in English

English meaning

• advocacy noun Public support for a cause, policy, or group of people.
• bar noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.

Senses

advocacia is used for these senses in English:

• advocacy The profession of an advocate.
• bar (law, metonym, "the Bar", "the bar") Collectively, lawyers or the legal profession; specifically applied to barristers in some countries, but including all lawyers in others.
• bar (transitive) To obstruct the passage of (someone or something).

bar — full definition

1. noun A place that sells alcoholic drinks to be consumed on the premises, or the counter inside it.
2. noun A rigid piece of metal, wood, or similar material, much longer than it is wide.
3. noun A block-shaped piece of a solid substance, especially soap or chocolate.
4. noun Something that blocks or prevents progress; an obstacle.
5. noun The legal profession, or the examination lawyers must pass to practise.

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