attorney-at-law

attorney–at–law

noun

Definition of ATTORNEY-AT-LAW

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations <the sign on the door read “Blalock Smith, 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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