attorney

at·tor·ney  (-tûrn)

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.

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[Middle English attourney, from Old French atorne, from past participle of atorner, to appoint; see attorn.]

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at·torney·ship n.

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attorney

Noun

1. a person legally appointed to act for another

2. US a lawyer [Old French atourner to direct to]

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

attorney - a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice lawyer law, 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

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attorney

noun lawyer, solicitor, counsel, advocate, barrister, counsellor, legal adviser

Translations

attorney [əˈtəːnɪ] n (US) (= lawyer); abogado/a;

(having proxy) → apoderado

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attorney [əˈtəːnɪ] n (US) (= lawyer); avocat m;

(having proxy) → mandataire m;

power of attorney → procuration f

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attorney [əˈtəːnɪ] n (US) (lawyer) → (Rechts)anwalt m, (Rechts)anwältin f;

(having proxy) → Bevollmächtigte(r) f(m);

power of attorney → Vollmacht f

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attorney [əˈtəːnɪ] n (US) (= lawyer); avvocato;

(having proxy) → mandatario;

power of attorney → procura