attorney-at-law

[uh-tur-nee-uht-law]

noun

Law.

plural

attorneys-at-law 

1. an officer of the court authorized to appear before it as a representative of a party to a legal controversy.

attorney-at-law

noun

1. a lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a legal action

2. obsolete,  a solicitor

Word History and Origins

Origin of attorney-at-law¹

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

Four hours later Sara Maria Martinez was released from custody into the care of a man claiming to be Gerald Anderson, attorney-at-law.

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The decision is seen as a "historic development that has created hope towards real change", said Kaveesha Coswatte attorney-at-law and advocacy officer for iProbono in Sri Lanka, which supported many of the petitions backing the bill.

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An aspiring lawyer who grew up crafting pretend attorney-at-law business cards, she saw a broken criminal justice system and thought she could fix it from the inside.

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A law office advertises an attorney-at-law in English and then below in two other languages: luật sư/abogado it reads.

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Kleinman, an attorney-at-law in New York, represents several alleged and convicted al-Qaeda terrorists in U.S. custody.

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