What does "lawyering" mean?

The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer.

What is a synonym for "lawyering"?

Common synonyms include: attorney, advocate, counselor, solicitor, abogado, advocate.

Lawyering

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
The practicing of law as a profession; being a lawyer. countable, uncountable
"In that country it is that a hireling scribe (a chance child of fortune and of war), urged on by his paltry lawyerings, put his vile name to this paltry proclamation, putting down freemen."

Verb

1
present participle and gerund of lawyer form-of, gerund, participle, present

Synonyms

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attorney advocate counselor solicitor abogado advocate

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"In that country it is that a hireling scribe (a chance child of fortune and of war), urged on by his paltry lawyerings, put his vile name to this paltry proclamation, putting down freemen."

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