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ATTORNEY-CLIENT RELATION
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
The responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client
Synonyms:
attorney-client relation; lawyer-client relation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting relations between people or things or ideas
Hypernyms ("attorney-client relation" is a kind of...):
fiduciary relation (the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter)
Meronyms (members of "attorney-client relation"):
client (a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer)
attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
Domain category:
jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)
