Attorneyism

/əˈtɜːrniːɪzəm/ noun

Definition

The principles, practices, or behavior patterns characteristic of attorneys and the legal profession, sometimes used critically to describe overly legalistic thinking.

Etymology

Formed from 'attorney' plus the suffix '-ism' (from Greek '-ismos'), which creates nouns describing systems of belief, practice, or distinctive characteristics. The '-ism' suffix became productive in English around the 16th-17th centuries.

Kelly Says

When someone says 'that's just attorneyism' critically, they're suggesting lawyers apply rigid, letter-of-the-law thinking to situations that need flexibility—it's a fascinating example of how '-ism' can turn any profession into a philosophy that people might object to.

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አፄ አማራችን
ah-tah ah-ma-ra-chi-n
ARالعربية
طابع المحامي
ta-a-be-h al-muhaimi
BNবাংলা
ব্যবস্থাপনা আইনজীবী
byab-stha-pa-na a-in-jee-bee
CACatalà
idealisme de l'advocat
ee-dee-al-is-me de l'ah-vo-kat
CSČeština
právní ideologie
pra-v-ni ee-dee-o-lo-gee
DADansk
advokatens ideologi
ah-vo-ka-tens ee-dee-o-lo-gee
DEDeutsch
Anwaltsdenken
an-walts-den-ken
ELΕλληνικά
ιδεολογία δικηγόρου
ee-dee-o-lo-gee-a di-ki-ne-go-roo
ESEspañol
elismo del abogado
el-ee-smo del ah-bah-gah-doh
FAفارسی
مکتب وکیل
mak-tab va-keel
FISuomi
asianajajan ideologiat
ah-see-an-a-ja-jan ee-dee-o-lo-gee-at
FRFrançais
avocat-isme
ah-voh-kah-tee-zm
GUGU
વકીલનો વિચાર
va-keel-no vee-chaar
HAHA
hakin lauyan
ha-kin la-ya-an
HEעברית
עקרונות עו
a-k-ro-ne-ot o-v
HIहिन्दी
वकीलवाद
va-kee-la-vaad
HUMagyar
ügyvédi ideológia
oo-gy-ve-di ee-dee-o-lo-gee-a
IDBahasa Indonesia
isme pengacara
ee-sme peng-a-ca-ra
IGIG
ikpe onye nkwu
ee-kpe oh-nye n-k-wu
ITItaliano
avvocatismo
ah-vo-kah-tee-smo
JA日本語
弁護士主義
ben-keigo-shugi
KKKK
ауылдық басшылық
awyl-dyk bas-shy-lyk
KMKM
គម្រោងរដ្ឋបាល
ko-mra-ong rot-th-ba-al
KO한국어
변호사주의
byeon-ho-sa-ju-yi
MRMR
वकीलचे विचार
va-keel-che vee-chaar
MSBahasa Melayu
isme peguam
ee-sme pe-gquam
MYမြန်မာ
လူကြီး လုပ်ငန်း
loo-kree loo-pe-ng-an
NLNederlands
advocatenideologie
ah-vo-ka-te-n-ee-dee-o-lo-gee
NONorsk
advokatens ideologi
ah-vo-ka-tens ee-dee-o-lo-gee
PAPA
ਵਕ interleukin-1β ਲੇਖਕ
va-keel le-kh-ak
PLPolski
adwokacjizm
ah-dwo-ka-czyzm
PTPortuguês
o legalismo do advogado
oh le-ga-lee-smo do ah-vo-gah-doo
RORomână
avocatism
ah-vo-ka-tism
RUРусский
адвокатство
advokatstvo
SVSvenska
advokatens idéologi
ah-vo-ka-tens ee-dee-o-lo-gee
SWKiswahili
siasa ya wakili
see-ah-sah ya wa-ki-li
TAதமிழ்
வழக்கறிஞர் கொள்கை
va-zha-ka-ri-nja-r ko-l-kai
TEతెలుగు
వకీల్ సిద్ధాంతం
va-kee-l si-d-dha-an-tham
THไทย
อุดมการณ์ของทนายความ
ood-om-kan-raan khong than-ai-kwan
TLTL
pilosopiya ng abugado
fi-lo-so-pi-ya ng ah-boo-ga-do
TRTürkçe
avukatlıkçılık
ah-voo-kat-lik-chilik
UKУкраїнська
адвокатська ідеологія
ad-vo-kat-skaa ee-dee-o-lo-gee-ya
URاردو
وکیل کا نظریہ
wa-keel ka na-ze-ree-ya
VITiếng Việt
chủ nghĩa luật sư
chu-nghia luat-su
YOYO
agbẹ́rẹ́ iṣẹ́
ag-be-re ee-she
ZH中文
律师主义
lǜshī zhǔyì
ZUZU
umoya we-avokati
oo-mo-ya we-ah-vo-ka-ti

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