lawyer vs notary public

lawyer

noun
  • A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice. 

  • A relative of the raspberry found in Australia and New Zealand, Rubus australis 

  • The burbot. 

  • A professional person with a graduate law degree that qualifies for legal work (such as Juris Doctor) 

  • A legal layman who argues points of law. 

  • The stem of a bramble. 

  • Various species of Calamus, including Calamus australis, Calamus muelleri, Calamus obstruens, Calamus vitiensis, Calamus warburgii, and Calamus moti. 

  • A woody climbing rainforest vine, Flagellaria indica. 

  • A lawyer's time and advice are his stock in trade. - aphorism often credited to Abraham Lincoln, but without attestation 

verb
  • To barrage (a person) with questions in order to get them to admit something. 

  • To practice law. 

  • To make legalistic arguments. 

  • To perform, or attempt to perform, the work of a lawyer. 

notary public

noun
  • An officer who can administer oaths and statutory declarations, witness and authenticate documents and perform certain other acts varying from jurisdiction to jurisdiction. 

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