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lawyer n. counsel, advocate, member of the bar, legal practitioner,
Brit solicitor, barrister, Queen's or King's counsel, bencher,
US attorney(-at-law), counselor(-at-law), Slang US mouthpiece:
We have turned the case over to a lawyer.
lax adj. 1 loose, slack, casual, slipshod, easygoing, careless,
negligent, permissive, weak, indulgent, flexible, relaxed: Law
enforcement has always been lax in that city. 2 imprecise,
undefined, indefinite, non-specific, unspecific, vague,
shapeless, amorphous, general, broad, inexact, hit-or-miss,
careless, untidy, Colloq sloppy: His ideas about tactics are
too lax for a military man.
lay° v. 1 place, put (down), set (down), position, deposit; spread:
Lay the cloth on the table, then lay the book on top of it. 2
set, arrange: The table was laid for four. 3 Often, lay down.
establish, build, construct: Before I can argue my case, I must
lay a firm foundation of trust. 4 stake, bet, wager, gamble,
hazard, risk: I'll lay ten to one that you won't be able to
move that crate. 5 destroy, suppress, exorcize: Did Edward
ever succeed in laying that ghost of a rumour that haunted his
career for so long? 6 present, offer, submit, set or put forth,
advance, bring or put forward, set out: We have laid our
proposal before the board. 7 charge, impute, direct, lodge,
prefer, aim, attribute, ascribe: There is no justification for
laying the blame on Leonard. 8 copulate (with), couple (with),
have (sexual) intercourse (with), sleep (with), lie (with), bed,
go to bed (with), mate (with), have sex (with), go all the way
(with), service, Slang screw, shack up (with), Brit roger, Taboo
fuck. 9 lay bare. expose, reveal, uncover, disclose, divulge,
bring to light, show, unveil, lift the veil from: She laid bare
the most intimate details of their relationship. 10 lay down.
stipulate, require, demand, insist on, dictate: She laid down
the conditions on which he could return home. 11 lay hold of.
seize, grab, snatch, nab, catch or get hold of, get: I have
been trying to lay hold of that book for weeks. 12 lay in. See
19 (a), below. 13 lay into. attack, assault, set about, assail,
lambaste, belabour: We laid into the gang and gave them a sound
drubbing. 14 lay it on. exaggerate, overstate, embroider:
Don't believe what Frank tells you - he really lays it on pretty
thick sometimes. 15 lay low. See 18 (c), below. 16 lay off. a