attorney-client relation

English Thesaurus

1. the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	fiduciary relation,
definition	:	the legal relation that exists when one person justifiably places reliance on another whose aid or protection is sought in some matter (noun.linkdef)

member holonym	:	client,
definition	:	a person who seeks the advice of a lawyer (noun.person)

member holonym	:	attorney, lawyer,
definition	:	a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice (noun.person)

domain category	:	jurisprudence, law,
definition	:	the collection of rules imposed by authority (noun.group)