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# solicitor

noun (a solicitor, solicitors)

«solicitor» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

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://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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#m2)

### 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://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x1)
- Grandad's solicitor helped him write his will. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x2)
- The solicitor's office was full of files and papers. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x3)
- A solicitor will explain your rights. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/#x4)
- The sign said "No Solicitors", so the salesman walked away. (US) [tree →](https://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://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.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «solicitor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/S/solicitor/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«solicitor» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/solicitor.html) on Mova free.