lawyering

law·yer·ing

L l

Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law-yer-ing, loi-er-]
- /ˈlɔ yər ɪŋ, ˈlɔɪ ər-/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [law-yer-ing, loi-er-]
- /ˈlɔ yər ɪŋ, ˈlɔɪ ər-/

Definitions of lawyering word

noun lawyering a person whose profession is to represent clients in a court of law or to advise or act for clients in other legal matters. 1
noun lawyering New Testament. an interpreter of the Mosaic Law. Luke 14:3. 1
verb without object lawyering to work as a lawyer; practice law. 1
verb with object lawyering to submit (a case, document, or the like) to a lawyer for examination, advice, clarification, etc. 1
noun lawyering The work of practicing law. 1
noun lawyering the act of practising law 0

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Origin of lawyering

First appearance:

before 1670

One of the 47% oldest English words

First recorded in 1670-80; lawyer + -ing1

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Parts of speech for Lawyering

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Lawyering

lawyering popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 51% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 53% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

lawyering usage trend in Literature

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