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*2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal

*2 : one that defends or maintains a cause or proposal

*3 : one that [[supports]] or promotes the interests of another

*3 : one that [[supports]] or promotes the interests of another

==Description==

==Description==

An '''advocate''' is someone who [[speaks]] on behalf of another [[person]], especially in a [[legal]] [[context]]. It is used primarily in [[reference]] to the [[system]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law Scots law], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_law Anglo-Dutch law], Scandinavian  and Israeli law, and also to refer to the fused legal professions in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands Channel Islands] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man Isle of Man]. Implicit in the [[concept]] is the notion that the represented lacks the [[knowledge]], [[skill]], [[ability]], or standing to speak for themselves. The broad equivalent in many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law]-based [[jurisdictions]] is "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister barrister]".

An '''advocate''' is someone who [[speaks]] on behalf of another [[person]], especially in a [[legal]] [[context]]. It is used primarily in [[reference]] to the [[system]] of [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scots_law Scots law], [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anglo-Dutch_law Anglo-Dutch law], Scandinavian  and Israeli law, and also to refer to the fused legal professions in the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Channel_Islands Channel Islands] and [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Isle_of_Man Isle of Man]. Implicit in the [[concept]] is the notion that the represented lacks the [[knowledge]], [[skill]], [[ability]], or standing to speak for themselves. The broad equivalent in many [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/English_law English law]-based [[jurisdictions]] is "[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barrister barrister]".

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]