Synonyms and antonyms of Lawyers and people who work in law courts in American Thesaurus

advocate (noun)

a lawyer

advocate (noun)

a barrister (=senior lawyer) in Scotland

AG (noun)

Attorney General: the most senior lawyer for the government in some countries

AG (noun)

Attorney General: the head of the U.S. Department of Justice

ambulance chaser (noun)

showing disapproval a lawyer who contacts injury victims to offer to represent them in a compensation claim

attorney (noun)

a lawyer, especially one who represents people in court

attorney general (noun)

the most senior lawyer in some countries or U.S. states

bailiff (noun)

American someone whose job is to guard prisoners in a court

bar (noun)

the bar exam

the Bar (noun)

legal the profession of being a lawyer. If someone is admitted to the bar, they become a lawyer.

barrister (noun)

a lawyer in England or Wales who is allowed to speak in the higher law courts

the bench (noun)

legal the position of being a judge in a court of law

bencher (noun)

in England and Wales, a senior member of one of the Inns of Court. The full name for a bencher is a Master of the Bench.

call (noun)

legal the act of qualifying as a lawyer, especially as a barrister in the U.K.

chief justice (noun)

the most senior judge in a court of law, especially the U.S. Supreme Court

circuit judge (noun)

a judge who visits a number of courts of law in an area regularly in order to deal with local cases

claims farmer (noun)

informal a person or company that encourages people to make claims for payment, especially compensation, and then sells these claims to a law firm

claims management company (noun)

a company that offers advice or other services connected to claims for payment, especially compensation

clerk (noun)

someone whose job is to take care of the documents in an office, court, etc.

counsel (noun)

legal a lawyer who gives someone legal advice and represents them in a court of law

the court (noun)

the people in a court, especially the judge and jury

court-appointed lawyer (noun)

a public defender

crown prosecutor (noun)

in England and Wales, a lawyer who works for the Crown Prosecution Service and who prosecutes in criminal cases

D.A. (abbreviation)

district attorney

the defense (noun)

the people in a court case who try to prove that someone is not guilty

district attorney (noun)

a lawyer who works for a state or county government in the U.S. and whose job is to bring people accused of crimes to trial

duty solicitor (noun)

in the U.K., a lawyer who is available to criminal suspects free of charge if they do not have their own lawyer; also known as a public defender

fiscal (noun)

in some countries, a public prosecutor (=lawyer for the government)

friend (noun)

legalBritish used by a barrister (=senior lawyer) to refer to a solicitor in court

J.P. (abbreviation)

Justice of the Peace

Judge (noun)

someone whose job is to make decisions in a court of law

judicial assistant (noun)

in the U.K. Supreme Court, a newly qualified lawyer who temporarily works as an assistant to a Supreme Court Justice, undertaking tasks such as researching and summarizing cases

jurist (noun)

formal a legal expert, usually a judge

Justice (noun)

a judge in a law court, especially in the U.S.

Justice of the Peace (noun)

a government official similar to a judge who works in the lower courts and can perform marriage ceremonies

justices' clerk (noun)

in Magistrates' Courts in England and Wales, a qualified lawyer who helps non-legally-qualified magistrates

KC (noun)

King's Counsel: in the U.K., a lawyer of high status. This term is used when the monarch is a king.

King's Counsel (noun)

in the U.K., a lawyer of high status. A King's Counsel is also known as a KC or a silk. This term is used when the monarch is a king.

law firm (noun)

a company consisting of a group of lawyers who provide legal advice and services

lawman (noun)

Americaninformal someone whose job is to make sure that people obey the law

lawyer (noun)

someone whose profession is to provide people with legal advice and services

LCJ (noun)

Lord Chief Justice: a very senior judge in England and Wales who is the head of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal

litigator (noun)

in the U.S., a lawyer who specializes in taking legal action against people or organizations

the Lord Chief Justice ()

a very senior judge in England and Wales who is the head of the Criminal Division of the Court of Appeal. The title is often shortened to LCJ.

magistrate (noun)

a judge in a court for minor crimes

marshal (noun)

American a government officer whose job is to make certain that the laws of a place or orders of a court are obeyed

Master of the Bench (noun)

in England and Wales, a senior member of one of the Inns of Court. Masters of the Bench are often referred to as benchers.

M’Lud (noun)

used for addressing a judge in a court in the U.K.

mouthpiece (noun)

Americaninformal a lawyer, especially one who defends someone accused of a crime

MR (noun)

Master of the Rolls: a very senior judge in England and Wales who is the head of the Civil Division of the Court of Appeal.

my learned friend (legal)

legalBritish used by a lawyer to refer to another lawyer in court

notary (noun)

someone who has the legal authority to make a document official

paralegal (noun)

someone with legal training whose job is to help a lawyer

patent attorney (noun)

a lawyer who is qualified to represent clients in all aspects of patent law

the people (noun)

legal the lawyers representing the U.S. government or a U.S. state in a criminal case

personal injury lawyer (noun)

a lawyer working in the field of personal injury law

PI lawyer (noun)

a personal injury lawyer

the prosecution (noun)

the lawyers who try to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty. The people who try to prove that someone is not guilty are called the defense. The prosecution can be followed by a singular or plural verb.

prosecutor (noun)

a lawyer whose job is to prove in court that someone accused of a crime is guilty

public defender (noun)

a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for themselves

public prosecutor (noun)

a district attorney

pupil (noun)

legal in England and Wales, a barrister who is completing their training by working with an experienced barrister

pupil supervisor (noun)

a qualified barrister (=senior lawyer) who supervises a newly qualified barrister during their pupillage

QC (noun)

Queen’s Counsel: in the U.K., a lawyer of high status

recorder (noun)

in parts of the U.K., a lawyer who sometimes works as a judge

sergeant at arms (noun)

an official in a court of law or other institution whose job is to make people obey the rules

sheriff (noun)

in the past, the most senior law officer in a U.S. town

sheriff (noun)

in the past, the most senior law officer in an English county

silk (noun)

legalBritish a QC

solicitor (noun)

the law officer in some local governments

solicitor (noun)

in the U.K., a lawyer who gives legal advice, writes legal contracts, and represents people in the lower courts of law

state attorney (noun)

American a state’s attorney

state’s attorney (noun)

a lawyer who works for the state in U.S. legal cases

Your Honor ()

used when talking to a judge in a court of law