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what the difference betweeen "lawyer" and "attorney" ?
Sep 18, 2014 10:32 AM
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I believe it's just British (lawyer) and American (attorney).

September 18, 2014
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'Lawyer' is an all purpose word for a person qualified in law.

 

All the other words for legal professionals refer to types of lawyer, and are specific to the country concerned. Attorney is a type of lawyer specific to the US legal system.

 

In the UK, for example, the two main types of lawyers are barristers and solicitors.

September 18, 2014

 

  Hello Mahy. How are you?

 

Lawyer / definition "A person learned in the law; as an attorney, counsel or solicitor; a person who is practicing law."[------Henry Campbell Black, Black's Law Dictionary, 5th ed. (St. Paul: West Publishing Co., 1979), 799

 

   To wit,  Lawyer and Attorney are synonymous.  They refer to the same profession.

September 18, 2014

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