lawyer

S2 W1

in Vietnamese Luật sư

BrE /ˈlɔː.lə/ AmE /ˈlɔːr.ə/

noun en → vi

1 PROFESSIONAL [singular] A2

Luật sư

a person who is trained and qualified to give legal advice, prepare legal documents, and represent people in court

  • be a lawyer

Collocations lawyer for the defense · lawyer for the prosecution

  • She became a lawyer after graduating from law school.

    Cô ấy trở thành luật sư sau khi tốt nghiệp trường luật.

2 LEGAL ADVISOR [singular] B1

Luật sư tư vấn pháp lý, đại diện trong vụ kiện

a person who gives legal advice to clients or represents them in court cases

  • be a lawyer for somebody

Collocations lawyer-client relationship · legal representation by a lawyer

  • He hired a lawyer to represent him in the divorce case.

    Ông ấy thuê một luật sư để đại diện cho mình trong vụ ly hôn.