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sue
▶verb (sues, suing, sued)
* 1 institute legal proceedings against (a person or institution), typically for redress.
* 2 formal appeal formally to a person for something.

barrister  (also barrister-at-law) 
▶nounchiefly Brit. a person called to the bar and entitled to practise as an advocate, particularly in the higher courts. Compare with solicitor.
– origin ME: from thenoun bar1, perh. on the pattern of minister.

partnership
▶noun
* 1 the state of being a partner or partners.
* 2 an association of two or more people as partners.
* 3 Cricket the number of runs added by a pair of batsmen before one of them is dismissed or the innings ends.

member
▶noun
* 1 a person, country, or organization that has joined a group, society, or team.
■ a person,animal, or plant that belongs to a particular group.
■ (Member) a person formally elected to certain legislative bodies.
■ used in the title awarded to a person admitted to certain honours.
* 2 a constituent piece of a complex structure.
■ a part of a sentence, equation, etc.
* 3 archaic a part of the body, especially a limb.
■ (also male member) a man's penis.

association/
▶noun* 1 a group of people organized for a joint purpose.
* 2 a connection or cooperative link between people or organizations.
■ Chemistry a weak interaction between molecules, such as hydrogen bonding.
* 3 a conceptual connection.
* 4 Ecology a stable plant community including a characteristic group of dominant plant species.

bankrupt/ˈ
▶adjective
* 1 declared in law unable topay one's debts.
* 2 completely lacking in a particular good quality or value: the cause is morally bankrupt.
▶nouna person judged by a court to be bankrupt.▶verbreduce to a bankrupt state.
–  
bankruptcy noun (pl. bankruptcies).

solicitor/
▶noun
* 1 Brit. a member of the legal profession qualified to deal with conveyancing, draw up wills, advise clients and instruct barristers, andrepresent clients in lower courts. Compare with barrister.
■ N. Amer. the chief law officer of a city, town, or government department.
* 2 N. Amer. a canvasser.

profit/ˈ
▶noun
* 1 a financial gain, especially the difference between an initial outlay and the subsequent amount earned.
* 2 advantage; benefit.
▶verb (profits, profiting, profited)benefit, especially financially.joint/
▶noun
* 1 a point at which parts are joined.
■ Geology a break or fracture in a mass of rock.
■ a piece of flexible material forming the hinge of a book cover.
* 2 a structure in a body by which two bones are fitted together.
■ a section of a body or limb between connecting places.
■ Brit. a large piece of meat.
■ the part of a plant stem from which a leaf or branch grows.
■ asection of a plant stem between such parts.
* 3 informal an establishment of a specified kind: a burger joint.
■ (the joint) N. Amer. prison.
* 4 informal a cannabis cigarette.
* 5 chiefly black slang a film, piece of music, or other creative work.
▶adjectiveshared, held, or made by two or more people.
■ sharing in an achievement or activity.
■ Law applied or regarded together.deed
▶noun
* 1 a conscious or intentional action.
* 2 (usu. deeds) a legal document that is signed and delivered, especially one relating to property ownership or legal rights.

act
▶verb
* 1 take action; do something.
■ (act up) informal behave badly.
* 2 (act for/on behalf of) represent on a contractual or legal basis.
■ (as adj. acting) temporarily doing the duties ofanother.
* 3 take effect or have a particular effect.
* 4 perform a fictional role in a play or film.
■ behave so as to appear to be: I acted dumb.
corporation/
▶noun
* 1 a large company or group of companies authorized to act as a single entity and recognized as such in law.
* 2 Brit. a group of people elected to govern a city, town, or borough.
* 3 humorous, dated a...
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