"lawyerdom" meaning in All languages combined

See lawyerdom on Wiktionary

Noun [English]

Etymology: lawyer + -dom Etymology templates: {{suffix|en|lawyer|dom}} lawyer + -dom Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} lawyerdom (uncountable)
  1. The realm or sphere of lawyers. Tags: uncountable Related terms: judgedom
    Sense id: en-lawyerdom-en-noun-V4dQG3cv Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms suffixed with -dom

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          "ref": "1862, Beryl Willow, \"The Double Test\", Chapter II., in Godey's Magazine, Volume 64, page 135",
          "text": "Through all the grades of \"lawyerdom,\" from that of a simple copyist of deeds up to the satisfactory condition of a legal \"limb,\" in verity, with an extensive practice, I had passed, and had finally come into the enjoyment, whether merited or not, of a handsome reputation as an advocate."
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          "text": "An undercurrent of hostility to traditional lawyerdom as a self-centered and defensive craft and an enemy of the extension of knowledge may be felt even in those protagonists of behavioralism and machine techniques who do not aspire to enthrone multivariate calculations in the very seat of justice.",
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