attorney
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/əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/
English
Definitions
noun
- A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- (UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
- (20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.
- (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
verb
- To work as a legal attorney.
- To provide with a legal attorney.
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Synonyms
advocatemouthpiecelawyerattorney-at-lawnotarylitigatorbarristermagistrateprosecutorombudsmanavvocatojuristjudicialprosecutoriallegalprocureurprocurator