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noun

Client n.

(Rom. Antiq.) A citizen who put himself under the protection of a man of distinction and influence, who was called his patron.

A dependent; one under the protection of another. "I do think they are your friends and clients, And fearful to disturb you."

(Law) One who consults a legal adviser, or submits his cause to his management.

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Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Client" Quotes from Famous Books

... and to suppress nothing which might tell in his favour, but that it seemed to be the set purpose of Mr. Bakewell to secure a sentence of death for Paul, just as he would try to secure a verdict in favour of any client for whom he was trying to obtain damages. But this was mentioned in private, and could, of course, have no weight with the jury. Certain it is that he made a very strong case against Paul. He opened his speech with the usual remarks ...

— The Day of Judgment • Joseph Hocking

... Ledsam," Oliver Hilditch interposed, a little hastily. "He perhaps does not care to be addressed in public by a client who still carries with him the atmosphere of the prison. My wife and I wondered, Mr. Ledsam, whether you would be good enough to dine with us one night. I think I could interest you by telling you more about my case than you know ...

— The Evil Shepherd • E. Phillips Oppenheim

... few feeble remarks which, because of the speaker's indifference and his disbelief in his client, fell without effect. The prosecuting attorney took but ten minutes to sum up the case, telling the jury that they knew their duty too well for him to attempt to instruct them. "But," said he, "I will add one word of your own convictions. These people have infested our beautiful ...

— Tess of the Storm Country • Grace Miller White

... homewards to confide his perplexity to his wife as trust officers sometimes do. It was a queer business, his. As trust officer he had once gone out to some awful place in Dakota to take charge of the remains of a client who had got himself shot in a brawl, and brought the body back and buried it decently in a New England graveyard with his ancestors. He had advised young widows how to conduct themselves so that they should not be exposed to the wiles ...

— Clark's Field • Robert Herrick

... the old saying—'He that pleads his own cause has a fool for his client.' We cannot say that the proverb has held good in this case. The defendant has proved himself no fool. Never in my life have I listened to the pleadings of an opponent with deeper anxiety. Nature and the awful chances ...

— Stories of Comedy • Various

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