different between conveyancer vs solicitor

English

Etymology

conveyance +? -er

Noun

conveyancer (plural conveyancers)

1. (law) An attorney who passes transfer of immovable property from one party to another.
   • 2006 "Conveyancers in Cape Town are furious over long delays holding up the issue of rates clearance certificates by the City of Cape Town that are playing havoc with property transfers and deed registrations." Weekend Argus June 24 2006

Translations

English

Alternative forms

• solicitour (obsolete)

Etymology

From Middle French soliciteur. Equivalent to solicit +? -or.

Pronunciation

• (General American) IPA^(key): /s??l?s?t?/
• (Received Pronunciation) IPA^(key): /s??l?s?t?/
• Hyphenation: so?li?ci?tor

Noun

solicitor (plural solicitors)

1. One who solicits.
   • 2014, K. Stanton, Shakespeare's 'Whores': Erotics, Politics, and Poetics

     […] sex workers are regarded as born to be punished; the solicitors of their services are not.

2. In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs a barrister to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction.
3. In English Canada and in parts of Australia, a type of lawyer who historically held the same role as above, but whose role has in modern times been merged with that of a barrister.
4. In parts of the U.S., the chief legal officer of a city, town or other jurisdiction.
5. (Canada, US) A person soliciting sales, especially door to door.

Usage notes

• Jurisdictions using the common-law definition include England and Wales, Scotland, the Republic of Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, India, Hong Kong, and Singapore.

Derived terms

• solicitor general

Translations

See also

• advocate
• attorney
• barrister
• counsel
• counselor
• lawyer

Further reading

• solicitor on Wikipedia.Wikipedia