1. past tense of lawyer; to work as a lawyer or practice law
Usage: informal
2. to provide with legal counsel or representation
Usage: informal
3. to use legal tactics or technicalities, especially in an evasive manner
Usage: informal; often pejorative

Examples

• She lawyered for twenty years before becoming a judge.
• The company lawyered up immediately after the lawsuit was filed.
• He lawyered his way out of the contract using a technicality.
• They lawyered the small business through the merger process.
• The politician lawyered around the direct question.
• After the accident, both parties lawyered up quickly.