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lawyerism

lawyerism noun: the attitudes or practices of lawyers.

Noun

lawyerism (countable and uncountable, plural lawyerisms)

  1. The attitudes or practices of lawyers.
  2. (countable) An utterance characteristic of a lawyer; legal jargon.

Forms of lawyerism

plurallawyerisms

Origin of lawyerism

From lawyer + -ism.

Questions about lawyerism

What does lawyerism mean?
Lawyerism means the attitudes or practices of lawyers.
What part of speech is lawyerism?
Lawyerism is a noun.
What is the plural of lawyerism?
The plural of lawyerism is lawyerisms.

Words near lawyerism in the dictionary

  1. lawyeresses
  2. lawyering
  3. lawyering up
  4. lawyerings
  5. lawyerish
  6. lawyerism
  7. lawyerisms
  8. lawyerless
  9. lawyerlike
  10. lawyerliness
  11. lawyerling

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