legal community
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Definition
Noun: - The collective group of people who are professionally trained and authorized to practice law within a specific area or jurisdiction. This includes lawyers (attorneys, barristers, solicitors), judges, legal scholars, and other legal professionals.
Usage
The term is used to refer to the profession of law as a whole within a defined geographic or political area. It emphasizes the shared identity, standards, and responsibilities of those who work within the legal system. - The new legislation was widely debated within the legal community. - She is a respected member of the state's legal community.
Advanced Usage
- "The international legal community": Refers to legal professionals and institutions operating globally or across national boundaries.
- The ruling was closely watched by the international legal community.
Variants and Related Words
- The bar: Often used synonymously to refer specifically to lawyers qualified to practice in a given jurisdiction. (e.g., )
- The bench: Refers collectively to judges. (e.g., )
- Legal profession: A very close synonym for the body of legal practitioners.
Synonyms
- The legal profession
- The bar (in its collective sense)
- Lawyers collectively
- Jurists (often implies judges and legal scholars)
Related Phrases
- Admitted to the legal community: Formally recognized as qualified to practice law.
- After passing the bar exam, she was admitted to the legal community.
Noun
- the body of individuals qualified to practice law in a particular jurisdiction
- he was admitted to the bar in New Jersey