jurisprudence, law - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

counsel, counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsellor, counselor - a lawyer who pleads cases in court

ambulance chaser - a lawyer who incites accident victims to sue

barrister - a British lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law

conveyancer - a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties

defense attorney, defense lawyer - the lawyer representing the defendant

divorce lawyer - a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment

professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions

prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state

public defender - a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case

solicitor - a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents

trial attorney, trial lawyer - a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law

Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd, Averroes, ibn-Roshd - Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)

Bryan, The Boy Orator of the Platte, the Great Commoner, William Jennings Bryan - United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)

Clarence Darrow, Clarence Seward Darrow, Darrow - United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)

Arthur Garfield Hays, Hays - United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)

Hays, Will Hays, William Harrison Hays - United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United states films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)

J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, Hoover - United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)

Francis Scott Key, Key - United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)

Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln - 16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)

attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation - the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client