attorney

noun

(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

(law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

(Philippines, sometimes US) An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

A prosecutor.

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(UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

(UK, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.

verb

(intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney.

(transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.

Roots

tornotorn- · Latin · turn

Synonyms for attorney

lawyern solicitorn barristern counseln advocaten pleadern procuratorn counselorn bailiffn

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