attorney

Meanings

1. 1
   noun

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

   If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims.

2. 2
   noun

   An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

   Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative

3. 3
   noun

   a professional person authorized to practice law

4. 4
   noun

   One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

5. 5
   noun

   A solicitor.

6. 6
   noun

   An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

7. 7
   noun

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8. 8
   noun

   A prosecutor.

Etymology

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".