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attorney
- /əˈtɜːni/ UK
- /əˈtɜɹni/ US
- /ʔɐˈtoɹ.ni/ Philippines, nonstandard
Rhymes with -ɜː(ɹ)ni
Where it comes from
From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".
noun attorneys · attornies · actorney
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A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims.
Similar: lawyer, barrister, solicitor, counsel, counselor, advocate[Appendix:Glossary, abogado, advocate, attorney, avocat, latitat, lawman
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An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative
Similar: agent, proxy, representative
- One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
- A solicitor.
- An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
- An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)
- A prosecutor.
verb attorneys · attorneying · attorneyed · actorney
- To work as a legal attorney.
- To provide with a legal attorney.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: lawyer, attorney-at-law, notary, litigator, barrister, magistrate, prosecutor, ombudsman, avvocato, jurist, advocate, judicial, prosecutorial, legal, procureur, procurator
Translations
Every language
noun lawyer
| Español | abogado, abogada, mandatario |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 변호사 byeonhosa, 변호인 byeonhoin |
| 日本語 | 弁護士 bengoshi |
| 中文 | 律師 /律师 lǜshī |
| Português | advogado, advogada, causídico |
| Français | juriste, avocat, avocate |
| Deutsch | Rechtsanwalt |
| Italiano | avvocato |
| Ελληνικά | δικηγόρος dikigóros, νομικός σύμβουλος nomikós sýmvoulos |
| Română | avocat |
| Русский | юри́ст juríst, юри́стка jurístka, адвока́т advokát |
| Tiếng Việt | luật sư |
| العربية | مُحَامٍ muḥāmin, مُحَامِيَة muḥāmiya |
| עברית | פְּרַקְלִיט praklít, פְּרַקְלִיטָה praklíta, עוֹרֵךְ דִּין órekh dín, עוֹרֶכֶת דִּין orékhet dín |
noun agent/representative
| 中文 | 代理 dàilǐ |
|---|---|
| Français | mandataire |
| Ελληνικά | πληρεξούσιος plirexoúsios |
| Русский | представи́тель predstavítelʹ, представи́тельница predstavítelʹnica, пове́ренный povérennyj, пове́ренная povérennaja |
| Tiếng Việt | người bào chữa, người biện hộ, biện hộ viên |
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title = {attorney},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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