plural attorneys
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer
Examples of attorney in a Sentence
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
finished law school and became an attorney
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Sherrill, also a former federal prosecutor and attorney, entered politics less than a decade ago when she was elected to Congress in 2018.
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Winstead's attorney said his client his client is nearing the end of a drug treatment program and asked the court she be put on house arrest until her sentencing in December, per WLKY.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The attorney has filed a motion to reopen the case and asked a judge to restore Leiva’s opportunity for a hearing.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Members of the public had called authorities to identify them after police released surveillance camera images, said Leah Foley, the US attorney for the district of Massachusetts.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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Joe Hernandez, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Winstead's attorney said his client his client is nearing the end of a drug treatment program and asked the court she be put on house arrest until her sentencing in December, per WLKY.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 4 Nov. 2025
The attorney has filed a motion to reopen the case and asked a judge to restore Leiva’s opportunity for a hearing.
—Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Nov. 2025
Members of the public had called authorities to identify them after police released surveillance camera images, said Leah Foley, the US attorney for the district of Massachusetts.
—Michelle Watson, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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attorney
noun
at·tor·ney
ə-ˈtər-nē 
plural attorneys
: a person authorized to act on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer see also attorney-in-fact
Etymology
Anglo-French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to prepare, arrange see attorn
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