Phrase guide

law firm

noun · 2 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

A business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Topics: law

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noun

Meaning 2

a firm of lawyers

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

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Broader terms: firm, house, business firm

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Across languages

Translations

19 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Cantonese: 律師樓 /律师楼 (leot6 si1 lau4) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 法律事務所 /法律事务所 (fǎlǜ shìwùsuǒ) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 律師事務所 /律师事务所 (lǜshī shìwùsuǒ) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Chinese Mandarin: 律所 (lǜsuǒ) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Finnish: asianajotoimisto — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Finnish: lakitoimisto — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • French: cabinet d'avocats — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Georgian: საადვოკატო ფირმა (saadvoḳaṭo pirma) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Georgian: იურიდიული ფირმა (iuridiuli pirma) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • German: Anwaltskanzlei — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Japanese: 法律事務所 (hōritsu jimusho) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Norwegian Bokmål: advokatfirma — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Norwegian Nynorsk: advokatfirma — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Portuguese: escritório de advocacia — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Russian: юриди́ческая фи́рма (juridíčeskaja fírma) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Russian: адвока́тская конто́ра (advokátskaja kontóra) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Spanish: bufete de abogados — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Swedish: advokatbyrå — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law
  • Ukrainian: юриди́чна фірма (jurydýčna firma) — business formed by one or more lawyers to engage in the practice of law