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n

A sum of money paid in advance to a professional in order to secure services in a particular case; a clientÂ’s authorization for a lawyerÂ’s representation in a case. See also attorneyÂ’s fees.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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