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solicitor meaning
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Solicitor
A solicitor is a legal practitioner who traditionally deals with any legal matter in some jurisdicti
In the United Kingdom, a few Australian states, Hong Kong,
solicitor
Noun
PL
solicitors
In
many
common law
jurisdictions
, a
type
of
lawyer
whose
traditional
role
is to
offer
legal
services
to
clients
apart from
acting
as their
advocate
in court
. A solicitor
instructs
a
barrister
to
act
as an
advocate
for their
client
in court
, although
rights
of
audience
for
solicitors
vary
according to
jurisdiction
.
In
English Canada
and in
parts
of
Australia
, a
type
of
lawyer
who
historically
held
the
same
role
as
above
, but whose
role
has in
modern
times
been
merged
with that of a
barrister
.
In
parts
of the
U.S.
, the
chief legal officer
of a
city
,
town
or
other
jurisdiction
.
(
Canada
,
US
) A
person
soliciting
sales
,
especially
door to door
.
Meaning of
solicitor
for the defined word.
Grammatically, this word "solicitor" is a
noun
, more specifically, a
countable noun
.
Part-of-Speech Hierarchy
Nouns
Countable nouns
Difficultness: Level 3
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Easy ➨ Difficult
Definiteness: Level 5
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Definite ➨ Versatile
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