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Attorney

A substitute; a proxy; an agent.

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Advocate 76% connected

One who pleads the cause of another. Specifically: One who pleads the cause of another before a tribunal or judicial court; a counselor.

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Barrister 76% connected

Counselor at law; a counsel admitted to plead at the bar, and undertake the public trial of causes, as distinguished from an attorney or solicitor. S…

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Conveyancer 76% connected

One whose business is to draw up conveyances of property, as deeds, mortgages, leases, etc.

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Counsel 76% connected

Interchange of opinions; mutual advising; consultation.

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Counsellor 76% connected

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Counselor 76% connected

One who counsels; an adviser.

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Pleader 76% connected

One who pleads; one who argues for or against; an advotate.

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Prosecutor 76% connected

One who prosecutes or carries on any purpose, plan, or business.

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Referee 76% connected

One to whom a thing is referred; a person to whom a matter in dispute has been referred, in order that he may settle it.

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Solicitor 76% connected

One who solicits.

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Broader term 1

Professional 76% connected

Of or pertaining to a profession, or calling; conforming to the rules or standards of a profession; following a profession; as, professional knowledg…

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Law 74% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

oewn 2023 15% interchangeable

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Law 74% connected

In general, a rule of being or of conduct, established by an authority able to enforce its will; a controlling regulation; the mode or order accordin…

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Synonym 1

Lawyer 92% connected

One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence…

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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