practising lawyer

collocation in English

meaningsofpractisingandlawyer

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practising
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪŋ/us
/ˈpræk.tɪ.sɪŋ/
actively involved in ...
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lawyer
noun[C]
uk
/ˈlɔɪ.ər/us
/ˈlɔɪ.jɚ/
someone whose job is to give advice to people about the law and speak for them ...
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(Definition ofpractisingandlawyerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofpractising lawyer

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In the main there are these lawyers available, as anypractisinglawyerwho has attended these tribunals knows.
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I declare an interest as apractisinglawyer.
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I declare an interest as apractisinglawyer, although rarely in the matrimonial field these days.
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One has only to be apractisinglawyerto see the result.
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Indeed, nopractisinglawyeror person cognisant with the civil legal aid process would find issue with it.
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I say this with the utmost conviction as apractisinglawyerwho sees clear evidence of this happening.
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I am not apractisinglawyer.
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He makes extremely good points from his position as apractisinglawyer.
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One is that a previous incarnation of mine as apractisinglawyerhas now been revived in my mind this after- noon.
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That is an obvious point for anypractisinglawyerand quite plain.
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I speak very humbly as apractisinglawyer.
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I am thinking back over my practical experience, and declaring an interest as apractisinglawyer.
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My reason for suggesting this change was largely caused by my experience as apractisinglawyerover a great number of years.
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Once received, the complaint will have to be examined by the diocesan registrar, who is apractisinglawyer.
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I am sure, however, that as apractisinglawyerhe will at least have the practical benefits of the legislation he has helped to pass.
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Does he agree with me, as a fellowpractisinglawyer, that two years is by no means an adequate sentence?
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I declare an interest as apractisinglawyerand one of those who will have to self-assess.
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These tests are helpful, but thepractisinglawyerstill faces difficult and serious problems.
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