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Recent Examples of Synonyms for attorney-at-law
Noun
  • However, the family's lawyers are now saying the police had records of his mental and physical state.
    Sophie Clark, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
  • His administration’s lawyers complained too many judges were standing in the way of Trump’s agenda.
    David G. Savage, Los Angeles Times, 28 June 2025
Noun
  • Defense attorney Stuart Cearley told jurors the video showed Grindstaff was in fear for his life when Stacy decided to back up toward him using his vehicle as a weapon, even striking Grindstaff’s patrol vehicle.
    Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
  • For more than six weeks, Sean Combs has sat amongst his nine attorneys in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom as more than two dozen witnesses who include ex-girlfriends, former employees and law enforcement agents have testified against him.
    Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 June 2025
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“Attorney-at-law.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/attorney-at-law. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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