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Meaning of attorney

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

attorney

Pronunciation:/əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/

noun

Definitions

  1. A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

  2. (UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).

  3. (20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.

  4. (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

verb

Definitions

  1. To work as a legal attorney.

  2. To provide with a legal attorney.