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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At the hearing on Aug. 6, attorney Andrew Joel Golden, who represents the victim in the Milwaukee case, said the woman objected to the trial postponement.
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Escrow Escrow is a neutral third party—often a title company or attorney—that holds funds and documents until all closing conditions are met.
—James Nelson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The order is temporary, since arguments in the case are still pending
Plaintiffs presented witnesses Wednesday and Thursday in support of the injunction, while attorneys for the state and federal government were scheduled to present next week.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The city’s insistence that CoreCivic must apply for and receive a zoning permit to reopen its shuttered facility on the outskirts of town amounts to obstructionism against the Trump administration’s immigration policy, attorney Taylor Concannon Hausmann contented.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Luthern, jsonline.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Escrow Escrow is a neutral third party—often a title company or attorney—that holds funds and documents until all closing conditions are met.
—James Nelson, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
The order is temporary, since arguments in the case are still pending
Plaintiffs presented witnesses Wednesday and Thursday in support of the injunction, while attorneys for the state and federal government were scheduled to present next week.
—David Fischer The Associated Press, Arkansas Online, 8 Aug. 2025
The city’s insistence that CoreCivic must apply for and receive a zoning permit to reopen its shuttered facility on the outskirts of town amounts to obstructionism against the Trump administration’s immigration policy, attorney Taylor Concannon Hausmann contented.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 7 Aug. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 21 Aug. 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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