Thesaurus results for ATTORNEYS

attorneys

noun

plural of attorney

as in representatives

a person who acts or does business for another talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate

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a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations finished law school and became an attorney

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Recent Examples of attorneys His order bars Essayli from participating in or supervising their cases, including overseeing the attorneys handling them. — Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026 Prosecutors had asked Caproni to sentence each brother to life in prison, while their attorneys sought the 15-year minimum. — Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 27 Oct. 2026 And, one of Thompson’s subordinates knew that Rusinowski may have been stealing meds a month before Thompson found out and didn’t say anything, the attorneys stated. — David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2026 Court records do not yet list attorneys for Blaisdell and Roberts. — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 27 Oct. 2026 That added up to roughly $27,000 or more in expenses, based on the attorneys’ average hourly rate for each billing period. — Matthew Adams, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Oct. 2026 When attorneys transact a merger between two retail giants like Albertsons and Kroger, a standard strategy to address anticompetitive concerns is to spin off a new competitor. — Shubha Ghosh, Fortune, 20 Oct. 2026 This level of financial clarity also saves attorneys’ time and fees because the hard conversations have been had in advance. — Catherine Shanahan, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026 One issue raised by his attorneys was Florida's method of execution. — ABC News, 20 Oct. 2026

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More likely to vote for the movie are such non-crafts as artists representatives (266), directors (587), executives (770), marketing and public relations (672), producers (692), and writers (534).

— Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 29 Oct. 2026
Rudnitzky said historical developments, the impact of the Oslo Accords and the entry of new Arab representatives into the Knesset contributed to a gradual shift away from Jewish parties, with more Arab voters turning to Arab parties.

— Amelie Botbol, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026

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Prosecutors had sought life prison sentences while the brothers’ lawyers had requested the 15-year mandatory minimum.

— Larry Neumeister, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
Key witness testimonies changed over time, the court excluded significant exculpatory evidence and judicial rulings skewed the jury’s view of the evidence against Masterson, his lawyers alleged at the time.

— Alexandra Del Rosario, Los Angeles Times, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of lawyers

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While county police officers became deputies under Cordero-Stutz’s authority, county correctional officers remained under Levine Cava’s authority.

— Douglas Hanks, Miami Herald, 26 Oct. 2026
Videos posted on social media show deputies also used pepper spray as race attendees surrounded them and threw objects.

— Mark Price, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2026

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And at last year’s state GOP convention, delegates even passed a resolution to prevent Secretary of State Brad Raffensperger from qualifying as a Republican, a move leaders refused to enforce.

— Adam Beam, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026
In 2025, demonstrators circulated online posters calling on the state’s federal delegates, including Risch, to host town halls.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 27 Oct. 2026

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In December 2024, FBI agents and local police arrested the men during pre-dawn raids on their homes in Miami Beach and their parents’ home in Bal Harbour.

— Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
With the sun low in the sky, protesters took to the streets of Woodland on Tuesday to demand action against federal immigration agents.

— Hector Amezcua, Sacbee.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Definition of agents

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Both pitching staffs demonstrated their depth in Friday night's opener, and managing pitch counts will be vital as both managers try to keep their bullpens fresh for the upcoming travel day.

— OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026
That same month, Huang announced a partnership with six large asset managers on a $500 billion financing push designed to treat compute infrastructure as an asset class.

— Kif Leswing,Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026

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The incident took place as defense ministers from Bulgaria, Romania and Turkey were meeting in the Bulgarian capital, Sofia, for trilateral talks focused on security in the Black Sea region.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2026
African health ministers are to hold a virtual summit on Wednesday to strengthen the continent's collective response.

— ABC News, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2026