attorney
IPA: ʌtˈɝni
noun
- (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- (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.
- (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
- (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.
- Clusia spp.
- A prosecutor
verb
- (intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney.
- (transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.
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Examples of "attorney" in Sentences
- The attorney advised his client to plead guilty in exchange for a reduced sentence
- The defense attorney cross-examined the witness to expose inconsistencies in her testimony
- The attorney filed a motion to suppress the evidence obtained illegally by the police
- The prosecuting attorney presented a compelling argument that convinced the jury of the defendant's guilt
- The attorney drafted a will for her client to ensure that his assets were distributed according to his wishes
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