attorney

at·tor·ney

 (ə-tûr′nē)

n. pl. at·tor·neys Abbr. Att. or Atty.

A person who is legally qualified and licensed to represent a person in a legal matter, such as a transaction or lawsuit.

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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·tor′ney·ship′ n.

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attorney

(əˈtɜːnɪ)

n

1. (Law) a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another

2. (Law) US a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings

3. (Professions) US a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings

4. (Law) South African a solicitor

5. (Professions) South African a solicitor

[C14: from Old French atourné, from atourner to direct to; see attorn]

atˈtorneyˌship n

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at•tor•ney

(əˈtɜr ni)

n., pl. -neys.

a lawyer; attorney-at-law.

[1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French attourne literally, (one who is) turned to, i.e., appointed, past participle of attourner to attorn]

at•tor′ney•ship`, n.

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attorney

a lawyer

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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 a prosecuting attorney

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attorney

noun

A person who practices law:

counsel, counselor, lawyer.

Slang: ambulance chaser.

Chiefly British: barrister.

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Translations

مُحَامٍمُحامِمُحـامِ، وَكيل

advokátprávní zástupcezmocněnec

advokatfuldmægtigjuristsagfører

RechtsanwaltAnwaltBevollmächtigte

δικηγόρος

abogadoapoderadonotarioprocuradorabogada

asianajajaoikeudenkäyntiasiamiesasiamies

avocatavouédéfenseurmandataire

עורך דיןעורכת דין

odvjetnik

ügyész

fulltrúi, umboîsmaîurlögfræîingur

avvocatoprocura

弁護士

대리인

advokatasįgaliotinispatikėtinisteisininkas

advokātsaizstāvispilnvarotais

advocaat

advokatfullmektig

pełnomocnik

procurador

адвокатповеренныйпредставитель

advokátzmocnenec

odvetnikzastopnik

advokatombud

ทนาย นิติกร

avukat

luật sư

律师代理人

attorney

[əˈtɜːnɪ]

A. N

1. (US) (also attorney-at-law) → abogado/a m/f
see also district

2. (= representative) → apoderado/a m/f
power of attorney → procuración f, poderes mpl

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.

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

attorney

[əˈtɜː^rni] n

(US) (= lawyer) → avocat(e) m/f

(having proxy) → mandataire m power of attorneyAttorney General n

(British) → procureur mf général, procureur(e) m/f général

(US) → garde mf des Sceaux → ministre mf de la Justice

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

attorney

n

(Comm, Jur: = representative) → Bevollmächtigte(r) mf, → Stellvertreter(in) m(f); letter of attorney → (schriftliche) Vollmacht ? power

(US: = lawyer) → (Rechts)anwalt m → /-anwältin f

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attorney

[əˈtɜːnɪ] n (Am) (lawyer) → avvocato; (representative) → procuratore m; (having proxy) → mandatario
power of attorney → procura

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995

attorney

(əˈtəːni) noun

1. a person who has the legal power to act for another person. prokureur مُحـامِ، وَكيل пълномощник procurador zmocněnec der/die Bevollmächtigte(r) fuldmægtig; advokat; sagfører συνήγοροςapoderado volitatud esindaja وکیل asiamies mandataireעורך דין मुख्तार punomoćnik ügyvéd pengacara fulltrúi, umboðsmaður mandatario 代理人 변호사 įgaliotinis, patikėtinis, atstovas pilnvarotais; aizstāvis pendakwaraya gevolmachtigdefullmektigpełnomocnik وکیل procurador împu­ter­nicit, delegat поверенный zmocnenec zastopnik pravozastupnik [juridiskt] 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 advogado advokát der (Rechts-, bzw. auch Staats-) Anwalt/die Anwältin sagfører; advokat; jurist δικηγόροςabogado advokaat وکیل lakimies avoué/-ée עורך דין वकील odvjetnik ügyvéd ahli hukum lögfræðingur avvocato 弁護士 검사 teisininkas, advokatas advokāts peguam advocaatadvokatprawnik وکیل advogado avocat адвокат advokát, -ka odvetnik advokat advokat ทนายความ avukat 律師 юрист وکیل luật sư 律师

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.

attorney

→ مُحَامٍ právní zástupce advokat Rechtsanwalt δικηγόρος abogado asianajaja avocat odvjetnik avvocato 弁護士 대리인 advocaat advokat pełnomocnik procurador адвокат ombud ทนาย นิติกร avukat luật sư 律师

Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009

attorney

n. abogado-a, agente legal.

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