attorney
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English
Etymology
Old French atornee, feminine past participle of atorner (to prepare, to ready), compare attorn
Pronunciation
Noun
attorney (plural attorneys)
- (law) In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
- Usage note: In this sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.
See also
- (slang): mouthpiece
- advocate
- power of attorney (POA)
- attorney-in-fact
- attorney-at-law
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