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attorney

[ uh-tur-nee ]

noun

plural attorneys.
  1. a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
  2. an attorney-in-fact; agent.


attorney

/ əˈ³Ùɜ˲Ôɪ /

noun

  1. a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another
  2. a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings
  3. a solicitor
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged†2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Derived Forms

  • ²¹³Ùˈ³Ù´Ç°ù²Ô±ð²âËŒ²õ³ó¾±±è, noun
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Other ˜yÐÄvlog Forms

  • ²¹³Ù·³Ù´Ç°ùn±ð²â·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
  • ²õ³Ü²úa³Ù·³Ù´Ç°ùn±ð²â noun plural subattorneys
  • sub²¹³Ù·³Ù´Ç°ùn±ð²â·²õ³ó¾±±è noun
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of attorney1

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French attourne literally, “(one who is) turned to,†i.e., “(one who is) appointed,†past participle of attourner “t´Ç attorn â€
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of attorney1

C14: from Old French ²¹³Ù´Ç³Ü°ù²Ôé, from atourner to direct to; see attorn
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Her estimate was met with shock and a dash of skepticism from seasoned attorneys suing the county, who said it would blow any previous sex abuse payout out of the water.

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Representatives from the mayor’s and the city district attorney’s offices did not respond to inquiries.

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Before she became vice president, Harris served as the San Francisco district attorney and California’s attorney general, and also in 2016 was elected to the U.S.

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