ATTORNEYS-AT-LAW Synonyms: 27 Similar Words

attorneys-at-law

noun

plural of attorney-at-law

as in lawyers

a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations the sign on the door read "Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law"

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lawyers

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Myers’ lawyers argue his own defense attorney helped turn the jury against him.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
After years of planning and wrangling, after more than $10 million spent on engineers, and lawyers, and architects; after all of the rumors, and headlines, and finger-pointing, the big presentation was ready to be made.

— Noah Shachtman, Vanity Fair, 25 Aug. 2026

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