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# solicitor

«solicitor» in Mova's school dictionary: **a lawyer who gives people legal advice, writes papers…** — its meaning for a pupil, its sense in the lessons and examples.

### part of speech

noun (a solicitor, solicitors)

### meaning for a pupil

1) (law, UK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand) A solicitor is a lawyer who gives people legal advice, writes papers like wills and house contracts, and may speak for them in lower courts. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#m1)

2) (US) A solicitor is someone who goes door to door selling things or asking for money; "No solicitors" on a door means do not knock to sell. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#m2)

### sense in the lessons

In adult life families see a solicitor when buying a house (conveyancing), making a will, after a divorce, or in a custody case. In the UK a solicitor is different from a barrister, who argues cases in the higher courts wearing a wig. In the USA the sign "No soliciting" keeps sellers away. Phrases: see a solicitor, the family solicitor, solicitor's letter, Solicitor General.

### examples

- Mum and Dad met a solicitor to buy the new house. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x1)
- Grandad's solicitor helped him write his will. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x2)
- The solicitor's office was full of files and papers. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x3)
- A solicitor will explain your rights. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x4)
- The sign said "No Solicitors", so the salesman walked away. (US) [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x5)
- After the accident, Aunty Jo got a solicitor to help with the claim. [tree →](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x6)

### note

Countable. Verb solicit (formal: to ask for). Meaning differs by country: UK lawyer vs US door-to-door seller. In the USA, a lawyer is usually called an attorney or a lawyer.

### Trees and pragmatics

[Every meaning and example of «solicitor» parsed by Mova](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/), each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.