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attorney-at-law

American  
[uh-tur-nee-uht-law] / əˈtɜr ni ətˈlɔ /

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 British  

noun

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

  2. obsolete a solicitor

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of attorney-at-law

First recorded in 1530–40

Example Sentences

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This is probably the end of Jimmy McGill, attorney-at-law, and with it goes his whole life.

From Salon • Apr. 19, 2016

Elphege Daignault is an attorney-at-law with offices in the Longley Building, Woonsocket.

From Time Magazine Archive

Over eight seasons with the Chicago White Sox and three in Oakland, La Russa has grown increasingly sensitive to the nagging charge of being an attorney-at-law.

From Time Magazine Archive

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

From "City Spies" by James Ponti

Fyler Dibblee was an attorney-at-law and agent for settlement of the Loyalists.

From Glimpses of the Past History of the River St. John, A.D. 1604-1784 by Raymond, W. O. (William Odber)

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