at·tor·ney ( -tûr n )n. pl. at·tor·neys Abbr. Att. or Atty. A person legally appointed by another to act as his or her agent in the transaction of business, specifically one qualified and licensed to act for plaintiffs and defendants in legal proceedings. [Middle English attourney, from Old French atorne, from past participle of atorner, to appoint; see attorn.] at·tor ney·ship n. |
attorney [əˈtɜːnɪ]
n
1. (Law) a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another
2. (Law) (Business / Professions) US a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings
3. (Law) (Business / Professions) South African a solicitor
[from Old French atourné, from atourner to direct to; see attorn]
attorneyship n
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| Noun | 1. |  attorney - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advicelaw, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order" counsel, counselor-at-law, pleader, advocate, counsellor, counselor - a lawyer who pleads cases in court ambulance chaser - an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue barrister - a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution conveyancer - a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties defense attorney, defense lawyer - the lawyer representing the defendant divorce lawyer - a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment professional, professional person - a person engaged in one of the learned professions prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor - a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state public defender - a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense referee - an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case solicitor - a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents trial attorney, trial lawyer - a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation - the responsibility of a lawyer to act in the best interests of the client |
attorney
noun lawyer, solicitor, counsel, advocate, barrister, counsellor, legal adviser a prosecuting attorney
Translations
attorney [əˈtɜːnɪ]
A. N
B. CPD Attorney General (Attorney Generals or Attorneys General (pl)) N (US) → ministro/a m/f de justicia, procurador(a) m/f general(LAm) (Brit) → fiscal mf general del Estado
ATTORNEY
En Estados Unidos un attorney puede defender a sus clientes tanto en las cortes federales como en las estatales. En ocasiones sólo cobran sus honorarios si ganan el caso (no win, no fee), lo cual les permite representar a clientes con pocos recursos sin cobrarles, si se trata de casos de gran repercusión social, con la esperanza de obtener beneficios considerables si lo ganan. Ésta es la razón por la que las compensaciones que se piden por daños y perjuicios suelen ser tan altas y llegan tantos casos a los tribunales. También existe la figura del abogado de oficio, que recibe el nombre de public defender.
attorney [əˈtɜːrni] n
(US) (= lawyer) → avocat(e) m/f
(having proxy) → mandataire m power of attorney
Attorney General n
Attorney General n
attorney
n
(Comm, Jur: = representative) → Bevollmächtigte(r) mf, → Stellvertreter(in) m(f); letter of attorney → (schriftliche) Vollmacht ? power
attorney [əˈtɜːnɪ] n (Am) (lawyer) → avvocato; (representative) → procuratore m; (having proxy) → mandatario
power of attorney → procura
attorney [əˈtɜːnɪ] n (Am) (lawyer) → avvocato; (representative) → procuratore m; (having proxy) → mandatario
power of attorney → procura
power of attorney → procura
attorney [əˈtɜːnɪ] n (Am) (lawyer) → avvocato; (representative) → procuratore m; (having proxy) → mandatario
power of attorney → procura
n attorney [əˈtəːni]
1 a person who has the legal power to act for another person. prokureur مُحـامِ، وَكيل пълномощник zmocněnec fuldmægtig; advokat; sagfører der/die Bevollmächtigte(r) συνήγορος apoderado volitatud esindaja وکیل asiamies mandataire עוֹרֵך דִין मुख्तार punomoćnik ügyvéd pengacara fulltrúi, umboðsmaður mandatario 代理人 변호사 įgaliotinis, patikėtinis, atstovas pilnvarotais; aizstāvis pendakwaraya gevolmachtigde fullmektig pełnomocnik procurador împuternicit, delegat поверенный zmocnenec zastopnik pravozastupnik [] ombud ทนายความ; นักกฎหมาย; นิติกร avukat 法定代理人 адвокат مختار، مختار نامہ người được uỷ quyền 代理人
2 (American) a lawyer. prokureur مُحامِ адвокат advokát sagfører; advokat; jurist der (Rechts-, bzw. auch Staats-) Anwalt/die Anwältin δικηγόρος abogado advokaat وکیل lakimies avoué/-ée עוֹרֵך דִין वकील odvjetnik ügyvéd ahli hukum lögfræðingur avvocato 弁護士 검사 teisininkas, advokatas advokāts peguam advocaat advokat prawnik advogado avocat адвокат advokát, -ka odvetnik advokat advokat ทนายความ avukat 律師 юрист وکیل luật sư 律师
attorney → وكيل právní zástupce advokat Rechtsanwalt δικηγόρος abogado asianajaja avocat odvjetnik avvocato 弁護士 대리인 procureur fullmektig pełnomocnik procurador поверенный ombud ทนาย นิติกร avukat người được uỷ quyền 代理人
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