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Attorney
/əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/
A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
📖 Definitions of "Attorney"
noun
- 1
A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- 2
(UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
- 3
(20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.
- 4
(obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
verb
- 1
To work as a legal attorney.
- 2
To provide with a legal attorney.
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