attorney

American  

[uh-tur-nee] / əˈtɜr ni /

noun

plural

attorneys

1. a lawyer; attorney-at-law.

2. an attorney-in-fact; agent.

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attorney British  

/ əˈtɜːnɪ /

noun

1. a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another

2. a lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings

3. a solicitor

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Other Word Forms

• attorneyship noun
• subattorney noun
• subattorneyship noun

Etymology

Origin of attorney

1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French attourne literally, “(one who is) turned to,” i.e., “(one who is) appointed,” past participle of attourner “to attorn ”

Example Sentences

"Why would the government insist on detaining us with no evidence?" his daughter Habiba wrote in a letter shared by immigration attorney Eric Lee last month.

From Barron's

A call to an attorney for the Nourollahs was not immediately returned Friday.

From Los Angeles Times

“Oh man, Dad, look at this!” shouted the young girl behind me, as our train passed a billboard advertising a local injury attorney.

From The Wall Street Journal

“We are obviously disappointed in this verdict,” attorney Keri Curtis Axel said.

From Los Angeles Times

“These documents are consistent with what Ms. Ruemmler has repeatedly said: She knew Epstein when she was a criminal defense attorney and shared a client with him,” her spokeswoman, Jennifer Connelly, said in a statement.

From The Wall Street Journal