Women are very vulnerable going through a divorce, and too often lawyers seize this as an opportunity to take advantage of them sexually as well as financially.

GAF and its lawyers have seized upon such facts to conclude that the criminal action is without precedent.

At the bottom is what is known as the boat bar, lawyers who represent crew members seized on ships smuggling drugs.

The gray-haired lawyer was seizing upon Berlett's words to make a new thrust.

The lawyer seized it and pulled it fully open; then uttered a harsh gasp, that was echoed by those who peered forward with him.

Meanwhile, lawyers for Mr. Gansas seized on the report as proof that their client should be exonerated.

"A little something," the article observed, "that a lawyer of Jack Swyteck's ability could seize upon to blow the case wide open."

Like a lawyer seizing an opening in the courtroom, Martinez pounced on Piazza's challenging remarks.

Professor Bernhard of Pace Law School said the lawyers at the attorney general's office would probably seize on such arguments.

They point out that opponents, and their lawyers, regularly seize on sloppy petitioning to keep a candidate off the ballot.