plural attorneys
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer
Examples of attorney in a Sentence
talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
finished law school and became an attorney
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If the owner decides to fire the attorney for having met their ethical obligation to raise such concerns, the attorney is equally bound to keep the reasons for their termination confidential (except in certain exceptional circumstances).
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The attorney said federal authorities have failed to provide evidence suggesting his client has committed any crimes and that his detention is a violation of his free speech and due process rights.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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Chris Deubert, Forbes, 21 Mar. 2025
Immigration agents detained Badar Khan Suri, a postdoctoral fellow who teaches at Georgetown and has a visa, outside his home in Arlington, Virginia, on Monday night, his attorney has said.
—Phil Helsel, NBC News, 21 Mar. 2025
Three days later, his immigration attorney was able to reach an ICE official who confirmed that his client was in a prison in another country.
—Brian Bennett, TIME, 21 Mar. 2025
The attorney said federal authorities have failed to provide evidence suggesting his client has committed any crimes and that his detention is a violation of his free speech and due process rights.
—Jessica Schladebeck, New York Daily News, 20 Mar. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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Legal Definition
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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