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solicitor

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

SOLICITOR

n. 1. One who asks with earnestness; one that asks for another.
2. An attorney, advocate or counselor at law who is authorized to practice in the English court or chancery. In America, an advocate or counselor at law, who, like the attorney general or state's attorney, prosecutes actions for the state.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL

n.A lawyer in Great Britain, who is employed as counsel for the queen.

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

SOLICITOR

So *lic "it *or, n. Etym: [F. soliciteur, L. solicitator.]

1. One who solicits.

2. (Law ) (a ) An attorney or advocate; one who represents another in court; -- formerly, in English practice, the professional designation of a person admitted to practice in a court of chancery or equity. See the Note under Attorney. (b ) The law officer of a city, town, department, or government; as, the city solicitor; the solicitor of the treasury.

SOLICITOR-GENERAL

SOLICITOR-GENERAL So *lic "it *or-gen "er *al, n.

Defn: The second law officer in the government of Great Britain; also, a similar officer under the United States government, who is associated with the attorney-general; also, the chief law officer of some of the States.

New American Oxford Dictionary

solicitor

so lic i tor |səˈlisitər səˈlɪsədər | ▶noun 1 a person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc. ; a canvasser. 2 the chief law officer of a city, town, or government department. • Brit. a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, the drawing up of wills, and other legal matters. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting an agent or deputy ): from Old French solliciteur, from solliciter (see solicit ).

solicitor general

so lic i tor gen er al ▶noun ( pl. solicitors general ) the law officer directly below the attorney general in the US Department of Justice, responsible for arguing cases before the US Supreme Court. • a similar position in some US states.

Oxford Dictionary

solicitor

so ¦lici |tor |səˈlɪsɪtə | ▶noun 1 Brit. a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, the drawing up of wills, and other legal matters. A solicitor may also instruct barristers and represent clients in some courts. Compare with barrister, attorney. • N. Amer. the chief law officer of a city, town, or government department. 2 N. Amer. a person who tries to obtain business orders, advertising, etc. ; a canvasser. ORIGIN late Middle English (denoting an agent or deputy ): from Old French solliciteur, from solliciter (see solicit ).

solicitor general

Solicitor General ▶noun ( pl. solicitors general ) (in the UK ) the Crown law officer below the Attorney General or (in Scotland ) below the Lord Advocate. • (in the US ) the law officer below the Attorney General.

Oxford Thesaurus

solicitor

solicitor noun Brit. they sued the company through their solicitor: lawyer, legal representative, legal practitioner, legal executive, notary (public ), advocate, attorney; Brit. commissioner for oaths, articled clerk, solicitor general, attorney general, Official Solicitor; in England & Wales Recorder; in Scotland law agent; in Scotland, historical writer to the Signet; informal brief.

Duden Dictionary

Solicitor

So li ci tor Substantiv, maskulin , der |səˈlɪsɪtə |der Solicitor; Genitiv: des Solicitors, Plural: die Solicitors lateinisch-französisch -englisch (in Großbritannien ) nur bei niederen Gerichten zugelassener Anwalt

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

solicitor

so lic i tor /səlɪ́sɪtə r /名詞複～s /-z /C 1 懇願者 ; ｟米｠勧誘員 , 注文取り , 選挙運動員 .2 ｟米｠(町市州の )法務官 .3 ｟英｠事務弁護士〘法律相談書類作成などを行い, 法廷弁護士 (barrister )の訴訟事務を手伝う; 下級裁判所で弁護できる; →lawyer 類義〙.～̀ g é neral 複 solicitors- 〖時にS - G- 〗1 ｟米｠(連邦政府の )訟務 [法務 ]局長〘連邦最高裁判所で連邦政府の代理人として訴訟事務を行う; 司法次官 (deputy attorney general )の補佐〙.2 ｟英｠法務次官〘法務長官 (attorney general )の補佐〙.