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Lawyer vs Lawyerspeak - What's the difference?

lawyer | lawyerspeak |

In informal|lang=en terms the difference between lawyer and lawyerspeak

is that lawyer is (informal) to practice law while lawyerspeak is (informal) the abstruse jargon of lawyers.

As nouns the difference between lawyer and lawyerspeak

is that lawyer is a professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, ie conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice while lawyerspeak is (informal) the abstruse jargon of lawyers.

As a verb lawyer

is (informal) to practice law.

lawyer

English

(wikipedia lawyer)

Alternative forms

* (l) (obsolete)

Noun

(en noun)
  • A professional person qualified (as by a law degree and/or bar exam) and authorized to practice law, i.e. conduct lawsuits and/or give legal advice.
  • *
  • *:His forefathers had been, as a rule, professional men—physicians and lawyers ; his grandfather died under the walls of Chapultepec Castle while twisting a tourniquet for a cursing dragoon; an uncle remained indefinitely at Malvern Hill;.
  • By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.

    • Synonyms

    * advocate * attorney * counselor

    Derived terms

    * corporate lawyer * jailhouse lawyer * lawyering * lawyerly

    See also

    * solicitor * barrister

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (informal) To practice law.
  • To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
  • To make legalistic arguments.
  • With "up", to acquire the services of a lawyer.
  • (colloquial, criminal law) With "up", to exercise the right to ask for the presence of one's attorney.
  • To barrage with questions in order to get the person to admit something, usually used in the past tense "[You've been] lawyered."

    • Related terms

    * lawyer up

    Anagrams

    *

    References

    lawyerspeak

    English

    Noun

    (-)
  • (informal) The abstruse jargon of lawyers.
  • *{{quote-news, year=2007, date=February 22, author=William Glaberson, title=Dodgeballs and Jokes May Seem Too Close for Comfort, work=New York Times citation
    • , passage=And, they pointed out in lawyerspeak , “the subplot in plaintiffs’ screenplay about Gordo and his defecation obsession has no analogue in defendants’ motion picture.” }}

    Synonyms

    * legalese