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WordBand 5.5–6.5Core (NGSL)
lawyer
/ˈlɔɪ.ə(ɹ)/
noun1 of 2
a professional who is paid to help people with the law
- “A teacher's pay is less than that of a lawyer.”Tatoeba
- “I had a consultation with a lawyer about my will.”Tatoeba
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verb2 of 2
To practice law.
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Source: New General Service List (Browne, Culligan & Phillips) (CC BY-SA 4.0); Wiktionary (CC BY-SA 3.0); Tatoeba (CC BY 2.0 FR)