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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Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 4 May 2025
The latest claim was leveled by Adam Schleifer, formerly an assistant U.S. attorney in Los Angeles, in a filing last week with the Merit Systems Protection Board, which handles wrongful termination appeals from federal workers.
—Brittny Mejia, Los Angeles Times, 3 May 2025
But at the hearings, the lawyers were frequently stunned by how government attorneys described the whereabouts of the men in question.
—Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 2 May 2025
Investigations being publicized now have largely bypassed the agency’s civil rights attorneys, according to Education Department employees.
—Jennifer Smith Richards, ProPublica, 2 May 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 11 May. 2025.
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Legal Definition
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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