bush lawyer
Britishnoun
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any of several prickly trailing plants of the genus Rubus
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informal a person unqualified in the law who claims competence in it
Example Sentences
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"Well, I'm no bush lawyer," Marmot replied, with a glance round the gathering.
From Colonial Born A tale of the Queensland bush by Spence, Percy F. S. (Percy Frederick Seaton)
A "bush" carpenter is a very admirable person, when he is not also a bush lawyer.
From Confessions of a Beachcomber by Banfield, E. J. (Edmund James)
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