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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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
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There is no shortage of attorneys who would bring those lawsuits, and the success of one case would incentivize other attorneys to try.
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Bart Jansen, USA TODAY, 25 Feb. 2025
That explanation was both baffling and music to the ears of defense attorneys who have represented athletes with positive doping tests.
—Matthew Futterman, The Athletic, 24 Feb. 2025
There is no shortage of attorneys who would bring those lawsuits, and the success of one case would incentivize other attorneys to try.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2025
His attorney, federal public defender Shawn Nolan, said in a statement Sunday that doctors recently determined Sepulvado was terminally ill and recommended hospice care.
—CBS News, 24 Feb. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 28 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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