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a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court 律師(尤指代表當事人出庭者) Extra ExamplesThe prosecuting attorney began with a short opening statement. 檢察官以簡短的開場白開始。 Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent. 按照律師的建議,他保持了沉默。 Consult an attorney whenever you make a major decision affecting your estate. 每當作出影響資産的重大決定時,都要咨詢一下律師。 Her attorney filed a motion for an injunction. 她的律師申請施行禁止令。 Attorneys argued that prosecutors never proved who sent the email. 律師們爭辯說公訴人從未證實誰是電子郵件的發送人。 He fired his court-appointed attorney and began representing himself. 他棄用法庭給他指派的律師,開始爲自己辯護。 Army attorneys argued for a general discharge. 軍隊的律師主張判一般退伍。 He hired a high-profile defense attorney to represent him. 他僱了一名知名的辯護律師爲他辯護。 He is a practicing family law attorney with years of experience. 他是一名有多年從業經驗的家庭法律師。 Your attorney may advise you to accept a cash settlement. 你的律師也許會建議你接受現金賠償解決此事。 an attorney specializing in entertainment law 專門從事娛樂法相關案件的律師 He had a meeting with a leading Washington criminal defence attorney. 他會見了華盛頓一位主要的刑事辯護律師。
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 泛指律師,有資格提供法律咨詢、爲當事人準備法律文件、在法庭上代表當事人。 - 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 地方檢察官
- Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
counsel 爲正式的法律用語,指代表當事人出庭的律師: counsel for the prosecution 控方律師
- 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 首席檢察官
- 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 see also power of attorneyTopics Businessc1(業務或法律事務上的)代理人 - (South African English)
a solicitor (= a lawyer who prepares legal documents and advises on legal matters) (業務或法律事務上的)代理人
Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘turn’.