Index of English words, starting with "la"

(1) - Lawsuit (n.) An action at law; a suit in equity or admiralty; any legal proceeding before a court for the enforcement of a claim.

(1) - Lawyer (n.) The burbot (Lota maculosa).
(2) - Lawyer (n.) The bowfin (Amia calva).
(3) - Lawyer (n.) The black-necked stilt. See Stilt.
(4) - Lawyer (n.) One versed in the laws, or a practitioner of law; one whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients, or to advise as to prosecution or defence of lawsuits, or as to legal rights and obligations in other matters. It is a general term, comprehending attorneys, counselors, solicitors, barristers, sergeants, and advocates.

(1) - Lawyerly (a.) Like, or becoming, a lawyer; as, lawyerlike sagacity.

(1) - Lax (n.) A looseness; diarrhea.
(2) - Lax (v. t.) Having a looseness of the bowels; diarrheal.
(3) - Lax (v. t.) Not strict or stringent; not exact; loose; weak; vague; equivocal.
(4) - Lax (v. t.) Not tense, firm, or rigid; loose; slack; as, a lax bandage; lax fiber.

(1) - Laxation (n.) The act of loosening or slackening, or the state of being loosened or slackened.