law agent

noun

(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

Nearby words

lavish, lavoisier, lavoisier, antoine, lavolta, law, law agent, law and order, law centre, law clerk, law court, law french

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Examples from the Web for law agent

In 1741, when the catechist left the island, she made him bearer of letters to her law-agent, Hope of Rankeillor.
Literary Tours in The Highlands and Islands of Scotland|Daniel Turner Holmes
A law-agent is provided for his assistance, and he is told that anything he says by way of declaration may be used against him.
The Criminal & the Community|James Devon
The course of study for Brehon and Ollamh, advocate and law-agent respectively, is carefully laid down in the law itself.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 4|Various
Now, the letter addressed to the squire was from his law-agent, and concerned an approaching election in the county.
Boys and Girls Bookshelf (Vol 2 of 17)|Various

I withdrew, and hastening to his law-agent, Kennyfeck, I at once arranged for the purchase of this small property.
Roland Cashel|Charles James Lever