lawyer up (English, verb)
expansion: lawyer up (third-person singular simple present lawyers up, present participle lawyering up, simple past and past participle lawyered up)
Senses:
glosses: To exercise one's right to legal representation; to engage the services of a lawyer.
tags: US
informal
intransitive
topics: business
glosses: To conduct matters in accord with legal formalities or so as to avoid legal risk.
tags: US
informal
intransitive
topics: business
glosses: To arrange in a way reflecting legal advice.
tags: informal
transitive
Forms:
form: lawyers up
tags: present
singular
third-person
form: lawyering up
tags: participle
present
form: lawyered up
tags: participle
past
form: lawyered up
tags: past