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lawyering

USLOY-er-ing/ˈlɔɪ.əɹ.ɪŋ/UKLAW-yuh-ing/ˈlɔːjə(ɹ)ɪŋ/

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2 meanings of lawyering

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  1. 1
    nouncountable or uncountable
    The work of being a lawyer and helping people with legal problems.

    Like a doctor's job, but helping people with laws instead of with their health.

    Good lawyering takes years of study and hard work.

    She was tired after a long week of lawyering.

    Similaradvocacy, law

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle of lawyer. Use this -ing form for the action of working as a lawyer.

    She spent ten years lawyering before she became a judge.

    He is lawyering at a big firm downtown.

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lawyering is a form of lawyer

lawyer, verb: To work as a lawyer, or to do the kind of work a lawyer does. Full entry

Forms
lawyerlawyers he/she/itlawyering -ing formlawyered past tense, past participle
Spelling
lawyer → lawyering: add -ing

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