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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Defense attorney Stuart Cearley told jurors the video showed Grindstaff was in fear for his life when Stacy decided to back up toward him using his vehicle as a weapon, even striking Grindstaff’s patrol vehicle.
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
For more than six weeks, Sean Combs has sat amongst his nine attorneys in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom as more than two dozen witnesses who include ex-girlfriends, former employees and law enforcement agents have testified against him.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 June 2025
Trump’s attorney Justin Smith was questioned about why Trump and his legal team waited so long to bring up some of his claims, and why the president didn’t appeal a previous order the court issued that denied him immunity in the case.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Back in November, attorney Tim Heaphy of the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher led a third-party investigation into allegations against San Jose State's transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming of conspiring with an opponent to harm a teammate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
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Ron Wood, Arkansas Online, 24 June 2025
For more than six weeks, Sean Combs has sat amongst his nine attorneys in a lower Manhattan federal courtroom as more than two dozen witnesses who include ex-girlfriends, former employees and law enforcement agents have testified against him.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 June 2025
Trump’s attorney Justin Smith was questioned about why Trump and his legal team waited so long to bring up some of his claims, and why the president didn’t appeal a previous order the court issued that denied him immunity in the case.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 24 June 2025
Back in November, attorney Tim Heaphy of the law firm Willkie Farr & Gallagher led a third-party investigation into allegations against San Jose State's transgender volleyball player Blaire Fleming of conspiring with an opponent to harm a teammate.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 24 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for attorney
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 28 Jun. 2025.
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Legal Definition
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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