lawyer up English

Meaning lawyer up meaning

What does lawyer up mean?

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lawyer up Verb

— If a person, company, etc. lawyers up, they get a lawyer to represent them when doing something, usually in court. The oil companies lawyered up and sued the government.

lawyer up verb

— (intransitive, chiefly, US, informal) To exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation.

— (intransitive, chiefly, US, informal, business) To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.

— (transitive, informal, business) To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.