Meaning of attorney | Babel Free

Definitions

1. A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
   US
2. A person who is legally qualified and licensed to represent a person in a legal matter, such as a transaction or lawsuit.
3. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
4. a lawyer; attorney-at-law.
5. One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
   UK, dated
6. a lawyer
7. A solicitor.
   UK, derogatory, rare, usually
8. A person who practices law:counsel, counselor, lawyer.
9. An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
   Philippines, US, sometimes
10. abogado-a, agente legal.
11. Clusia spp.
12. (Law) a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another
13. A prosecutor.
14. (Law) US a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings
    US
15. (Professions) US a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings
    US
16. (Law) South African a solicitor
    South African
17. (Professions) South African a solicitor
    South African

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Examples

“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.”

““Conflicting out” attorneys is the way a husband will make sure his wife doesn't hire any of the most aggressive lawyers in town.”

“Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative”

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