legal advice

English

Noun

legal advice (uncountable)

1. (law) The giving of a formal opinion regarding the substance or procedure of the law, usually received from a solicitor, barrister or lawyer, ordinarily for a fee.

Usage notes

Advice given without remuneration is normally referred to as being pro bono publico (in the public good), or colloquially, pro bono.

Translations

formal opinion regarding law

• Chinese:

  Mandarin: 法律諮詢 / 法律谘询 (fǎlǜ zīxún), 法律意見 / 法律意见 (fǎlǜ yìjiàn), 法律建議 / 法律建议 (fǎlǜ jiànyì)

• Finnish: lainopillinen neuvo
• German: Rechtsberatung f
• Russian: консульта́ция юри́ста f (konsulʹtácija jurísta), юриди́ческая консульта́ция (ru) f (juridíčeskaja konsulʹtácija)
• Welsh: cyngor cyfreithiol m