attorney
noun
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Pronunciation: /əˈtɜːni/ / /əˈtɜɹni/ / /ʔɐˈtoɹ.ni/
noun
Etymology: From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".
- A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
“If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims.”
““Conflicting out” attorneys is the way a husband will make sure his wife doesn't hire any of the most aggressive lawyers in town.”
- An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
“Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative”
- One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
- A solicitor.
- An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
- An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)
- A prosecutor.
verb
Etymology: From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".
- To work as a legal attorney.
- To provide with a legal attorney.