solicitor

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so·lic·i·tor /səˈlɪsɪtə $ -ər/ ●●○ S3 W2 noun [countable]  1  SCLa type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law 事务律师〔英国的一种律师，其职责为提供咨询、办理房地产买卖手续、在下级法庭出庭替人辩护等〕 → lawyer, advocate, barrister You need to see a solicitor. 你需要找个律师。 a small firm of solicitors 一家小型律师事务所2  American English someone who goes from place to place trying to sell goods or services 推销员 A sign on the door read, ‘No Solicitors’. 门上有块牌子写着:“谢绝推销”。

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solicitor• A solicitor can both draw up your will and act as your executor if you so wish.• It is clear that all solicitors involved in litigation are feeling the strain, though most maintain that the changes are positive.• The post of Parliamentary Counsel is open to both barristers and solicitors, and candidates of adequate intellectual quality are in short supply.• The accountants, auditors, solicitors and personnel officers to name but a few, contribute to the running of schools.• Specialist practitioners need not just be solicitors.• On both occasions the solicitor had acted without authority and the transactions were frauds on the bank.• It is obviously important that everyone understands exactly how the law applies and your solicitor will be able to explain the situation.From Longman Business Dictionarysolicitorso‧lic‧i‧tor /səˈlɪsətə-ər/ noun [countable]JOBLAW a type of lawyer in Britain who gives advice, does the necessary work when property is bought and sold, and can defend people in the lower courtsThe matter is being dealt with by my solicitor.a medium-sized firm of solicitors → compare barrister, lawyer

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solicitor
so‧lic‧i‧tor S3 W2 /səˈlɪsətə, səˈlɪsɪtə $ -ər/ noun [countable]
1. a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the necessary documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law ⇨ lawyer, advocate, barrister:
    You need to see a solicitor.
    a small firm of solicitors
2. American English someone who goes from place to place trying to sell goods or services:
    A sign on the door read, ‘No Solicitors’.
     

THESAURUS

   ▪ lawyer someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court: His lawyer told him to plead guilty.
   ▪ attorney American English a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer: ‘The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,’ said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law. | Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning.
   ▪ solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law: She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London. | He went to the family solicitor to make a will.
   ▪ barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts: McWalter's barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character.
   ▪ advocate formal a formal word for a lawyer in American English, or a barrister in Scotland: The committee can put questions to the defendant or his advocate.
   ▪ brief British English informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case: His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
   ▪ counsel [uncountable] the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court: counsel for the defence/prosecution

so·lici·torBrE /səˈlɪsɪtə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /səˈlɪsɪtər/ 🔊 noun(BrE) a lawyer who prepares legal documents, for example for the sale of land or buildings, advises people on legal matters, and can speak for them in some courts of law 事务律师，诉状律师（代拟法律文书、提供法律咨询等的一般辩护律师）

• Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/or to represent them in a court of law. * lawyer 泛指律师，有资格提供法律咨询、为当事人准备法律文件、在法庭上代表当事人。
• In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate. 在英格兰和威尔士，有资格在高等法院出庭辩护的律师叫 barrister；在苏格兰 barrister 称作 advocate。
• In NAmE attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles. 在美式英语中，attorney 较 lawyer 正式，尤用于职务头衔：◆district attorney 地方检察官
• Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court. * counsel 为正式的法律用语，指代表当事人出庭的律师：◆counsel for the prosecution 控方律师
• Solicitor is the BrE term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law. * solicitor 为英式英语，指提供法律咨询、准备法律文件（如购买房屋时）、有时有权出庭辩护的律师。
• In NAmE solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government. 在美式英语中，solicitor 只用于政府某些法务官员的头衔：◆Solicitor General 司法部副部长

(NAmE) a person whose job is to visit or telephone people and try to sell them sth 推销员(NAmE) the most senior legal officer of a city, town or government department （城镇或政府部门负责法律事务的）法务官