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lawyered up

lawyered up is the simple past and past participle of lawyer up.

Meaning of lawyer up

Verb

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

  1. (US, informal, intransitive) To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.
    • You'd better lawyer up!
  2. (US, informal, intransitive) To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.
    • Whenever we do business with those guys, we lawyer up to protect ourselves.
  3. (informal, transitive) To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.
    • By the time we finished lawyering up the agreement, we didn't want to sign it.

Adjective

lawyered up (comparative more lawyered up, superlative most lawyered up)

  1. Having sufficient legal representation to protect oneself in the event of legal trouble
    • “[...] You can just say, 'That's private and I don't want to talk about it.' In fact, you can just say, 'Talk to my lawyer.' That's even better. You understand what I'm saying?” “You mean I'm lawyered up, like the bad guys on TV.”2011, Hillary Bell Locke, But Remember Their Names: A Cynthia Jakubek Legal Thriller
    • “It's good you've got her lawyered up, sir. A good move.” “Got her what?” “Lawyered up. It's how they say it in the States.”2013, Martha Grimes, The Case Has Altered

Forms of lawyered up

comparativemore lawyered up
superlativemost lawyered up

Origin of lawyered up

From lawyer up.

Questions about lawyered up

What does lawyered up mean?
Lawyered up means having sufficient legal representation to protect oneself in the event of legal trouble.
What is lawyered up the simple past and past participle of?
Lawyered up is the simple past and past participle of lawyer up.
What part of speech is lawyered up?
Lawyered up is an adjective.

Words near lawyered up in the dictionary

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

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