lawyering
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4.8
- noun
- /ˈlɔːjərɪŋ/
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abogacía
- All that is needed is the organizational and contractual lawyering skills and some seed money.
So sometimes you you need the lawyering to protect the journalisming.
- So sometimes you you need the lawyering to protect the journalisming.
Examples
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More importantly, the judge says he returned to lawyering with more confidence.
Academic text (2009) -
There's no substitute for good lawyering, and this helps bad lawyers who don't have the discipline or competence to draft appropriate requests.
Academic text (1995) -
I think that would be excellent lawyering on your part.
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Understanding what your client is really saying makes for successful lawyering.
Academic text (2000) -
Both times he walked because of good lawyering.
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I just accepted my very first big, grown-up lawyering job.
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It's a simple thing, but that's what lawyering is: hundreds of little things being done for regular people.
Fiction book (2001) -
The goal is to provide a fresh, provocative take on the state of lawyering.
Blog text (1) -
Bean had not been actively looking to return to lawyering, especially at a firm, but the option to work part-time appealed to him.
Academic text (2009) -
She was praised for her exceptional lawyering skills during the trial.
Synonyms
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3.7
Help from a lawyer in legal matters and in court
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3.7
A business where lawyers give legal help to people and companies
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4.9
Work a lawyer does to give advice, prepare documents, and represent people in court
How Legal
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
The word lawyering comes from law 'rules' plus the agent part -er 'one who does' and the action ending -ing 'doing'. So lawyering is the work or skill of using the rules and legal arguments to help a person or group.