legal relation

English Thesaurus

1. a professional relation that is regulated by law (as between a lawyer and a client) (noun.linkdef)

hypernym	:	professional relation,
definition	:	the relation that exists when one person requests and is granted professional help from a qualified source (noun.linkdef)

hyponym	:	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)

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