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.
By extension, a legal layman who argues points of law.
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To practice law.
To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
To make legalistic arguments.
To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
Someone whose job is to speak for someone's case in a court of law; a counsel. from 14th c.
Anyone who argues the case of another; an intercessor. from 14th c.
A person who speaks in support of something. from 18th c.
A person who supports others to make their voices heard, or ideally for them to speak up for themselves.
To plead in favour of; to defend by argument, before a tribunal or the public; to support, vindicate, or recommend publicly.
To encourage support for something.
To engage in advocacy.