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Meaning of
attorney
in English
attorney
us
//əˈtɝni//
uk
//əˈtɜːn.i//
#common
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Plural
attorneys
Definitions
Noun
one
who
represents
clients
in
legal
matters
a
title
for
lawyers
and
notaries
a
legal
professional
(
lawyer
);
advisor
The
company
hired
an
attorney
to
handle
the
lawsuit
.
a
plant
species
(
Clusia
spp
.)
The
rare
Clusia
attorney
plant
was
discovered
in
the
Amazon
rainforest
.
a
public
prosecutor
;
legal
representative
The
attorney
general
is
responsible
for
enforcing
the
law
.
an
authorized
agent
;
representative
of
someone
She
appointed
her
business
partner
as
her
attorney
to
manage
her
finances
.
historical
term
for
common
law
practitioner
The
attorney
represented
the
client
in
the
common
law
court
.
a
historical
lawyer
(
common
law
courts
)
In
historical
records
,
an
attorney
was
a
practitioner
of
common
law
.
solicitor
(
rare
,
derogatory
)
The
term
attorney
was
sometimes
used
derogatorily
to
refer
to
a
solicitor
.
Verb
to
work
as
a
legal
professional
She
decided
to
attorney
for
the
company
to
handle
their
legal
matters
.
to
provide
someone
with
legal
representation
The
company
will
attorney
for
the
defendant
in
the
upcoming
trial
.
Compounds / Phrases
attorneyships
power of attorney
