practice law

idiom

: to work as a lawyer
She practices law with a firm in Boston.

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Mawhinney’s license to practice law in Connecticut has been suspended since January 2020, online records show. Muri Assunção, New York Daily News, 14 June 2025 Test takers seeking to practice law in California complained of a litany of technical glitches and irregularities. Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2025 Being able to develop business is the rarest and most sought-after talent in a law firm, much more valued than the ability to practice law and, therefore, impossible to delegate or outsource. Sarah Nell Walsh, Forbes.com, 30 Apr. 2025 In a modern society in which the rule of law has increasing significance, those who practice law become the vanguards of legal stability and democracy itself. Blake D. Morant, Forbes.com, 8 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for practice law

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“Practice law.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/practice%20law. Accessed 2 Aug. 2025.

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