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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Pulte wrote separately to the US attorneys for the Southern District of Florida and Northern District of Illinois in letters dated Wednesday.
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, of Orlando, who had no prior police record, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
They also are required to pay restitution, which attorneys for both parties said would be finalized over the next 10 days.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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Josh Wingrove, Bloomberg, 26 Mar. 2026
Andrade accused Uthmeier and foundation attorney Jeff Aaron of money laundering and wire fraud and turned over materials from his investigation to Campbell’s office and the FBI.
—Alexandra Glorioso, Miami Herald, 26 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Ortiz, 35, of Orlando, who had no prior police record, also pleaded not guilty through her attorney to more than a dozen other felony counts in Los Angeles Superior Court.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Mar. 2026
They also are required to pay restitution, which attorneys for both parties said would be finalized over the next 10 days.
—Alyssa Goldberg, USA Today, 26 Mar. 2026
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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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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