Solicitor
21solicitor — noun a) In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs a barrister to act as an advocate for their client in… …
22solicitor — so|lic|i|tor W2S3 [səˈlısıtə US ər] n 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 ↑advocate …
23Solicitor — So|li|ci|tor [sə lisitə] der; s, s <aus gleichbed. engl. solicitor, dies über mittelfr. solliciteur zu lat. sollicitare, vgl. ↑sollizitieren> in Großbritannien, Irland u. Teilen Australiens der nur bei niederen Gerichten zugelassene Anwalt; …
24solicitor — n. 1 Brit. a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, draw up wills, etc., and to advise clients and instruct barristers. 2 a person who solicits. 3 US a canvasser. 4 US the chief law officer of a city etc. Phrases and… …
25Solicitor Advocate — is the title used by a solicitor who is qualified to represent clients as an advocate in the higher courts in England and Wales or in Scotland.Historically, solicitors took conduct of litigation, and undertook advocacy in the lower courts… …
26Solicitor General — n pl solicitors general: a law officer appointed primarily to assist an attorney general; also: a federal law officer responsible for representing the government in court and esp. the U.S. Supreme Court Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
27solicitor's undertaking — An undertaking by a solicitor to do something. The undertaking should only be given if it is within the solicitor s power to perform the task required by the undertaking. Breach of a solicitor s undertaking is a matter of professional misconduct …
28solicitor advocate — a solicitor in England having rights of audience before the higher courts. The extension was authorised by the Courts and Criminal Evidence Act 1990. A solicitor in Scotland having the right of audience before any of the higher courts previously… …
29solicitor general — ☆ solicitor general n. pl. solicitors general or solicitor generals 1. the law officer in the U.S. Department of Justice ranking next below the attorney general: the U.S. solicitor general represents the U.S. in cases before the Supreme Court 2.… …
30solicitor advocate — [solicitor advocate] noun (in Scotland) a ↑solicitor (= a lawyer) who can appear in the highest courts instead of an ↑advocate …
