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a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court 律师（尤指代表当事人出庭者） Extra ExamplesThe prosecuting attorney began with a short opening statement. 检察官以简短的开场白开始。 Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent. 按照律师的建议，他保持了沉默。 Consult an attorney whenever you make a major decision affecting your estate. 每当作出影响资产的重大决定时，都要咨询一下律师。 Her attorney filed a motion for an injunction. 她的律师申请施行禁止令。 Attorneys argued that prosecutors never proved who sent the email. 律师们争辩说公诉人从未证实谁是电子邮件的发送人。 He fired his court-appointed attorney and began representing himself. 他弃用法庭给他指派的律师，开始为自己辩护。 Army attorneys argued for a general discharge. 军队的律师主张判一般退伍。 He hired a high-profile defense attorney to represent him. 他雇了一名知名的辩护律师为他辩护。 He is a practicing family law attorney with years of experience. 他是一名有多年从业经验的家庭法律师。 Your attorney may advise you to accept a cash settlement. 你的律师也许会建议你接受现金赔偿解决此事。 an attorney specializing in entertainment law 专门从事娱乐法相关案件的律师 He had a meeting with a leading Washington criminal defence attorney. 他会见了华盛顿一位主要的刑事辩护律师。
More About lawyerslawyerssee also district attorneyTopics Jobsc1, Law and justicec1- Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law.
lawyer 泛指律师，有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。 - In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
- In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
the District Attorney 地方检察官
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
counsel 为正式的法律用语，指代表当事人出庭的律师： counsel for the prosecution 控方律师
- Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
- In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
the Solicitor General 首席检察官
- A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- defense
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a person who is given the power to act for another person in business or legal matters （业务或法律事务上的）代理人 - (South African English)
a solicitor (= a lawyer who prepares legal documents and advises on legal matters) （业务或法律事务上的）代理人
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘turn’.