attorney-at-law
attorney–at–law
noun plural attorneys–at–law
Definition of ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
: a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients
First Known Use of ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
1768
Related to ATTORNEY-AT-LAW
Synonyms: advocate, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor (or counsellor), counselor-at-law, legal eagle
Related Words: cocounsel; district attorney, prosecuting attorney, prosecutor, solicitor; criminal lawyer, mouthpiece [slang], public defender, trial lawyer; solicitor; jurist; lawgiver, lawmaker, legislator, solon; ambulance chaser, pettifogger, Philadelphia lawyer, shyster
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