lawyer in English: A person whose job is to know the law and speak for other people in court. (noun)

Translation

A person whose job is to know the law and speak for other people in court.

Word origin

From the English word law plus the ending -yer, which names the person who works with something.

Gender

Plurallawyers

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"Lawyer" means the person who knows the law and helps him.

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Jobs in English take "a" or "an" after the verb "be".

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"Lawyers" is the plural form.

law

A rule made by a country that everyone must follow.

judge

A person who decides what is right and wrong in a court of law.

case

A particular situation or example of something, especially one being looked at or studied.

police

The official group of people whose job is to stop crime and keep people safe.

question

A sentence or words you use when you want someone to give you an answer.

attorney

A lawyer, above all in American English; someone whose job is to speak for you in a court of law.

jury

A group of people who listen to a court case and then decide whether someone is guilty.

appeal

A serious request for help, or a formal request for a court to change its decision.

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