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Sea lawyer

noun, slang

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Noun
  1. 1
    A lawyer who specializes in maritime law.
  2. 2
    an argumentative and contentious seaman wordnet
  3. 3
    A rules lawyer. slang
  4. 4
    A shark. archaic, slang

    "Well, I will say, I think the sea lawyer is worse than the chaps on shore. I would rather see Mother Carey's chickens any day than a shark following a ship."

  5. 5
    Synonym of mangrove snapper.

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