plural attorneys
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer
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talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
finished law school and became an attorney
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In 2019, the jail lost power for eight days in the dead of winter, and in 2021, defense attorneys highlighted complaints of no water or hot food, spotty electricity and low staff levels.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
During the trial, Brittney’s defense attorney told the courtroom that she was inspired in part by the FX television series American Horror Story.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
And as investigations into the origins of the fire continue, civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison, alleging their mismanagement led to the Eaton Fire.
—Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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Lars Daniel, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
In 2019, the jail lost power for eight days in the dead of winter, and in 2021, defense attorneys highlighted complaints of no water or hot food, spotty electricity and low staff levels.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2025
During the trial, Brittney’s defense attorney told the courtroom that she was inspired in part by the FX television series American Horror Story.
—Sean Neumann, People.com, 19 Jan. 2025
And as investigations into the origins of the fire continue, civil rights attorney Ben Crump has filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Southern California Edison, alleging their mismanagement led to the Eaton Fire.
—Matt Friedman, CNN, 19 Jan. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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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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