2. (loan) (noun) lawyer, solicitor, barrister.
I āta pānuitia te kirimana e te rōia. / The lawyer read the contract carefully.
Synonyms: tātarāmoa, akatātarāmoa
nama rōia
1. (loan) (noun) legal fee, legal cost.
Mehemea kua whakapaetia koe mō tētahi hara, engari kāore ō moni hei utu rōia, ka utua pea ō nama rōia i raro i te Āwhina Ture mō te kōti ā-hara (RT 2013:46). / If you are accused of a crime but have no money to pay a lawyer, your legal costs may be paid under Legal Aid for the criminal court.
Rōia Matua
1. (loan) (noun) Attorney-General.
Heoi ki a James Prendergast, te Rōia Matua a te Kāwanatanga, he mahi ngāwari noa iho te whakamātau i tō rātou kaikaiwaiūtanga (TTR 1990:199). / However, James Prendergast, the Attorney-General, commented that proving their treason would be a simple matter.