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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None of the attorneys in the case had formally responded to Judge Gayles’ order by late Tuesday.
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David Lyons, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The judge briefly stopped a media livestream of a hearing earlier this month and ordered the camera be moved after Robinson's attorneys said the stream showed the defendant's shackles.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, facing charges for strangulation and assault, is denying the accusations against him, according to statements from his attorney and from the NFL team.
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Cusack has two sons with her attorney husband, Richard Burke.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
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David Lyons, Miami Herald, 31 Dec. 2025
The judge briefly stopped a media livestream of a hearing earlier this month and ordered the camera be moved after Robinson's attorneys said the stream showed the defendant's shackles.
—CBS News, 30 Dec. 2025
New England Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs, facing charges for strangulation and assault, is denying the accusations against him, according to statements from his attorney and from the NFL team.
—Jill Martin, CNN Money, 30 Dec. 2025
Cusack has two sons with her attorney husband, Richard Burke.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 30 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for attorney
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 31 Dec. 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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