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Serjeant at law

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sergeantnoun(military) A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
sergeant-at-lawnounAlternative form of serjeant-at-law. [(historical) A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.]
serjeantnounArchaic spelling of sergeant. [(military) A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.]
serjeants-at-law(historical) A member of an order of barristers at the English and Irish Bar, who for many centuries had exclusive jurisdiction over the Court of Common Pleas.
solicitornounIn many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs barristers to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction.
barristernoun(chiefly UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A lawyer with the right to speak and argue as an advocate in higher lawcourts.
law merchantnoun(historical) A body of commercial law.
sergeant majornoun(US, plural sergeants major) The most senior rank of non-commissioned officer in the United States Army, ranking above a first sergeant. In the United States Marine Corps it ranks above First Sergeant and is equal in grade to Master Gunnery Sergeant.
lawyernounA professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
civil servantnounA person employed in the civil service; a government employee.
legal assistantnounSomeone occupied with legal services in place of a lawyer.
solicitor generalnoun(law) In common-law countries, a legal officer who is the chief representative of a regional or national government in courtroom proceedings; sometimes a deputy of the attorney general.
attorneynoun(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
staff sergeantnounA non-commissioned officer in the armed forces of several countries, ranking above a sergeant (or, in the US Air Force, above a senior airman).
attorneyshipnounThe office or profession of an attorney.
sergeantsnoun(military) A UK army rank with NATO code OR-6, senior to corporal and junior to warrant officer ranks.
sergentnounA surname originating as an occupation for a servant.
paralegalnoun(law) One who assists a lawyer in routine legal work, but who is without qualified status as a solicitor or barrister (England and Wales), attorney (U.S.), or advocate; known more commonly in the U.S. as a legal assistant.
administrative lawnoun(law) All the laws that pertain to the administrative agencies of government.
sargeantnounA township and minor city therein, in Mower County, Minnesota, United States.

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