antilawyer
Against legal representatives
Antilawyer describes opposition or hostility toward lawyers as a profession: antilawyer sentiment, antilawyer jokes.
The term captures a longstanding cultural suspicion of the legal profession—that lawyers complicate simple matters, profit from conflict, or manipulate language to obscure truth.
The politician's antilawyer rhetoric played well with voters frustrated by frivolous lawsuits.
Unscrupulous professional, especially legal
- litigiousInclined to legal action
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- overbillingCharging beyond what's owed
- unethicalViolating moral standards
greedy · manipulative · exploitative · corrupt · opportunistic · malpractice · profiteering · overcharging
Lack of faith
- suspicionSense of unease about motives
- doubtLack of firm belief
- warinessCautious distrust
- skepticismDisposition toward doubt
cynicism · misgiving · incredulity · questioning · disbelief · jaundice · dubiousness · guardedness
Scornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
- animosityActive, bitter hostility
hostility · aversion · dislike · enmity · antipathy · opposition · backlash · vilification
Removing governmental business restrictions
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- self-representationPortraying oneself directly
- simplificationMaking something less complex
decriminalization · transparency · accountability · oversight
shyster
Unscrupulous professional, especially legal
- litigiousInclined to legal action
- frivolousNot worthy of attention
- overbillingCharging beyond what's owed
unethical · greedy · manipulative · exploitative · corrupt · opportunistic · malpractice · profiteering · overcharging · predatory
mistrust
Lack of faith
skepticism · cynicism · misgiving · incredulity · questioning · disbelief · jaundice · dubiousness · guardedness · leery
disdain
Scornful disregard
- contemptDisdainful disregard
- antagonismActive opposition or hostility
- resentmentPersistent bitter displeasure
animosity · hostility · aversion · dislike · enmity · antipathy · opposition · backlash · vilification · scorn
deregulation
Removing governmental business restrictions
- arbitrationNon-court binding dispute resolution
- mediationIntervention to resolve conflict
- self-representationPortraying oneself directly
simplification · decriminalization · transparency · accountability · oversight