solicitor

  • 71solicitor — so•lic•i•tor [[t]səˈlɪs ɪ tər[/t]] n. 1) bus a person who solicits, as contributions or trade 2) law an officer having charge of the legal business of a city, town, etc 3) law (in England and Wales) a member of the legal profession who advises… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 72solicitor — /səˈlɪsətə / (say suh lisuhtuh) noun 1. someone who solicits. 2. a member of that branch of the legal profession whose services consist of advising clients, representing them before the lower courts, and preparing cases for barristers to try in… …

  • 73solicitor — A person who, going from person to person or from house to house, seeks orders, subscriptions, contributions, or any other kind of support, or who, without necessarily having the intention of making a direct sale, distributes literature pamphlets …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 74solicitor general — noun (plural solicitors general) Date: 1647 a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general …

    New Collegiate Dictionary

  • 75solicitor general — pl. solicitors general. 1. a law officer who maintains the rights of the state in suits affecting the public interest, next in rank to the attorney general. 2. the chief legal officer in some states. 3. (caps.) the law officer of the U.S.… …

    Universalium

  • 76solicitor-client privilege — noun A common law legal doctrine that protects certain confidential communications between a lawyer and his or her clients …

    Wiktionary

  • 77solicitor general — so.licitor general n the government law officer next in rank below the ↑attorney general …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 78Solicitor General — So,licitor General noun count a senior government law officer who is just below the ATTORNEY GENERAL in rank …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 79solicitor general — legal advisor …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 80Solicitor General — noun (plural Solicitors General) (in the UK) the Crown law officer below the Attorney General or (in Scotland) below the Lord Advocate. ↘(in the US) the law officer below the Attorney General …

    English new terms dictionary