lawyer up

English - English

Definition of lawyer up in English English dictionary

To exercise one's right to legal representation, especially on the occasion of refusing to answer law-enforcement officials' questions without the presence of such legal representation

By the time patrol cars got to the friend's house, so had her lawyer. With her attorney running blocker, police could not even ascertain if Grubman had been driving the car, says Suffolk County district attorney James Catterson. She was lawyered up, as we like to say..

Hyphenation

law·yer up

Turkish pronunciation

loyır ʌp

Pronunciation

/ˈloiər ˈəp/ /ˈlɔɪɜr ˈʌp/