what the difference betweeen "lawyer" and "attorney" ?

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mahy

18 sept. 2014 10:32

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I believe it's just British (lawyer) and American (attorney).

18 septembre 2014

'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.

18 septembre 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.

18 septembre 2014

mahy

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