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law agent

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noun

  1. (in Scotland) a solicitor holding a certificate from the Law Society of Scotland and thereby entitled to appear for a client in any Sheriff Court

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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After an interval of ten days more, the creditor entered with his law agent, two witnesses and four horses, went farther in upon the land, repeated his demand, and if refused withdrew.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4 "Bradford, William" to "Brequigny, Louis" by Various

At the age of seventeen she was married to Mr. James M'Lehose, a law agent in Glasgow.

From The Letters of Robert Burns by Robert Burns

Solomon M'Slime, the law agent, was a satisfactory proof of the ease with which religion and law may meet and aid each other in the heart and spirit of the same person.

From Valentine M'Clutchy, The Irish Agent The Works of William Carleton, Volume Two by William Carleton

"Now, sir," said she, turning towards him, "may I ask if your business with the Knight of Gwynne is of that nature that cannot be transacted in his absence or through his law agent?"

From The Knight Of Gwynne, Vol. II (of II) by Charles James Lever

You must write to Carden, the law agent, and stop any proceedings Hemsworth may have begun against these people.

From The O'Donoghue Tale Of Ireland Fifty Years Ago by Charles James Lever

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