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lawyered

lawyered is the simple past and past participle of lawyer.

Meaning of lawyer

Verb

lawyer (third-person singular simple present lawyers, present participle lawyering, simple past and past participle lawyered)

  1. (informal, intransitive) To practice law.
  2. (intransitive) To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer.
  3. (intransitive) To make legalistic arguments.
  4. (informal, transitive) To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something.
    • You've been lawyered!

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What is lawyered the simple past and past participle of?
Lawyered is the simple past and past participle of lawyer.

Words near lawyered in the dictionary

  1. lawyer-speak
  2. lawyerball
  3. lawyerbush
  4. lawyercraft
  5. lawyerdom
  6. lawyered
  7. lawyered up
  8. lawyerese
  9. lawyeress
  10. lawyeresses
  11. lawyering

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