law practice
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3.7
- noun
- /lɔː ˈpræktɪs/
:
despacho
- After years of hard work, she opened her own law practice in the city.
- law practice management
- niche law practice
- elder law practice
And that I have two kids and a law practice.
- And that I have two kids and a law practice.
- Prior to that she began her career in South Africa as the first woman to start a law practice in her home province of Natal.
Examples
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Cohen concentrates his elder law practice in estate planning, Medicaid planning, and guardianship.
Academic text (1998) -
Richard Turbin's tort law practice in Hawaii helped lead him into international work.
Academic text (2003) -
I have a friend from school who has a law practice.
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That means I have to go back to my law practice.
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His only interest is to gain experience that would benefit a private law practice.
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I understand that she was a loving mother who gave up her law practice to raise her children.
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Too many organizations, including law practices, are not keeping up with security needs.
Academic text (2002) -
Once that case ends, they return to private law practice or their other callings.
Academic text (1997) -
Eva opened her own law practice after years of struggling in law firms or working for other people.
Academic text (2011) -
If we may discuss money, Mr Galvin, how's your law practice?
Synonyms
404
3.4
A business where a doctor or lawyer works and sees clients
173
2.6
A company of lawyers who give legal help to people and companies
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3.3
A group of people qualified and licensed to practice law in a country or area
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4.9
Work a lawyer does to give advice, prepare documents, and represent people in court
How Big
Surface Forms
Morphology
The meaning of 'law practice' is directly compositional: 'law' (legal matters) + 'practice' (business or profession) yields 'the business or profession of providing legal services.' This noun–noun combination follows a common and cross-linguistically transparent pattern, so a B1 learner who knows both constituents can reliably infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
Law practice comes from the words law (the rules) and practice (doing the work). Imagine lawyers in an office who 'practice' law every day by helping clients, so the phrase came to mean the 'profession' or 'business' of giving legal help.