solicitor

1. One who solicits

   A lawyer offering most legal services to clients apart from representation in court, for which the lawyer typically solicits and instructs a barrister instead, although rights of audience vary by jurisdiction.

   Traditional solicitors are still found in the United Kingdom, Ireland, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, Singapore, and parts of Australia.

   Anwalt, Rechtsanwalt

2. (Australia, Canada)A lawyer now performing both the role of a traditional solicitor and that of a barrister.

3. (US)The chief legal officer of a city, town, or similar jurisdiction in some American states.

4. A customer, a requester of goods and services, especially johns, the clients of prostitutes.

5. (Canada, US)A door-to-door salesperson, a person soliciting sales by visiting others' houses.

   Did you see the sign that says 'No Solicitors'?

6. (archaic)An agent or proxy in other contexts, especially a petitioner, an intercessor, a go-between.

7. (obsolete)A catalyst, a thing prompting some action or behavior.

8. (obsolete)A tempter, an inciter.

9. (obsolete, rare)A military recruiter.

1. He is qualified as a solicitor.

   deEr ist als Rechtsanwalt zugelassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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2. She wants to be a solicitor.

   ruОна хочет стать адвокатом. — marafon

   deSie will Rechtsanwältin werden. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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3. I think she'll be successful as a solicitor.

   deIch glaube, dass sie als Anwältin erfolgreich sein wird. — MUIRIEL

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4. I asked the solicitor to make out my will.

   deIch habe vom Notar mein Testament aufsetzen lassen. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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5. Having finished university, he began work for a firm of solicitors.

   deNachdem er sein Studium beendet hatte, fing er in einer Anwaltskanzlei an zu arbeiten. — slomox

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