nonlawyer
noun
non·law·yer
ˌnän-ˈlȯ-yər 
-ˈlȯi-ər
plural nonlawyers
: one who is not a lawyer : one who does not practice law as a profession
It asserts that a nonlawyer doing his own legal problem-solving has a fool for a client.—
Martin S. Harris, Jr.
Martin S. Harris, Jr.explaining the ruling to nonlawyers
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Avoid legal jargon if your followers include nonlawyers.
—Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Now, three years after being sworn into Congress, Demings, 62, had been chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as one of seven House members to manage the impeachment trial of President Trump, the only nonlawyer selected for the task.
—Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
Hewitt said Plunkett had an ability to relate to people from all kinds of backgrounds and worked to make sure that nonlawyers in his court came away with a respect for the system.
—Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
Washington, however, does not ban firms owned by nonlawyers.
—Elizabeth Olson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
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Peter Boyd, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Now, three years after being sworn into Congress, Demings, 62, had been chosen by Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) as one of seven House members to manage the impeachment trial of President Trump, the only nonlawyer selected for the task.
—Washington Post, 29 Jan. 2020
Hewitt said Plunkett had an ability to relate to people from all kinds of backgrounds and worked to make sure that nonlawyers in his court came away with a respect for the system.
—Graydon Megan, chicagotribune.com, 4 Apr. 2018
Washington, however, does not ban firms owned by nonlawyers.
—Elizabeth Olson, New York Times, 22 Sep. 2017
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“Nonlawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/nonlawyer. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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