plural attorneys
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer
Synonyms
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
Recent Examples on the Web
The terms of the settlement, if approved, would require Walmart's insurance carrier to pay it $123 million, minus attorney fees and other litigation costs, according to government documents filed on Friday.
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Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
That lawsuit, from Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who has already filed six previous jury-seeking suits against Combs for rape and more, was filed Sunday in New York federal court under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump White House attorney disputes Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about handwritten note
Following Hutchinson's testimony, ABC News reported that Herschmann had come forward to claim that the note was written by him during a meeting at the White House, and not by Hutchinson.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Justice Department attorney Brad Rosenberg told the court the decision whether the government would appeal would be made by the Office of General Counsel, not him.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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Serenah McKay, arkansasonline.com, 22 Oct. 2024
That lawsuit, from Houston attorney Tony Buzbee, who has already filed six previous jury-seeking suits against Combs for rape and more, was filed Sunday in New York federal court under the New York City Victims of Gender-Motivated Violence Protection Act.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 21 Oct. 2024
Trump White House attorney disputes Cassidy Hutchinson's testimony about handwritten note
Following Hutchinson's testimony, ABC News reported that Herschmann had come forward to claim that the note was written by him during a meeting at the White House, and not by Hutchinson.
—Will Steakin, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2024
Justice Department attorney Brad Rosenberg told the court the decision whether the government would appeal would be made by the Office of General Counsel, not him.
—Doug Smith, Los Angeles Times, 21 Oct. 2024
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 2 Nov. 2024.
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Legal Definition
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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