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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In Cape Fear, a storm is coming for happily married attorneys Amanda (Adams) and Steve Bowden when Max Cady (played by Bardem), a notorious killer from their past, gets out of prison.
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
In the series, married attorneys Anna (played by Adams) and Tom Bowden are in peril when Max Cady (Bardem, in the role Robert De Niro played in the 1991 film), a killer from their past, is released from prison.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
In court filings, his attorneys accused U.S. attorneys of mishandling the case, in part by leaking sensitive and privileged information to the media.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Shan Wu, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, told CNN the move undermines trust in the Justice Department’s independence and judgment.
—Paula Reid, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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Rosy Cordero, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2025
In the series, married attorneys Anna (played by Adams) and Tom Bowden are in peril when Max Cady (Bardem, in the role Robert De Niro played in the 1991 film), a killer from their past, is released from prison.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 11 Feb. 2025
In court filings, his attorneys accused U.S. attorneys of mishandling the case, in part by leaking sensitive and privileged information to the media.
—Brian Mann, NPR, 11 Feb. 2025
Shan Wu, a defense attorney and former federal prosecutor, told CNN the move undermines trust in the Justice Department’s independence and judgment.
—Paula Reid, CNN, 11 Feb. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 16 Feb. 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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