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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The review aims to ensure that U.S. attorneys in 94 offices nationwide share equal responsibility with headquarters officials in choosing whether to pursue public corruption cases, according to a department official speaking on background.
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The head of the criminal division at the U.S. attorney's office also threatened to investigate anyone who obstructed access to USIP's headquarters, Howell wrote.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In response, the NCAA and athletes’ attorneys softened roster limits by adding a grandfathering provision that allows colleges to keep current players and recruits on a roster who would otherwise have been cut due to roster limits.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 2025
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Bart Jansen, USA Today, 20 May 2025
Since that can have important income tax implications, and because the potential impact of different valuations on beneficiaries, many CPAs or other tax preparers (e.g., the attorney handling the estate) opt to get real numbers.
—Martin Shenkman, Forbes.com, 19 May 2025
The head of the criminal division at the U.S. attorney's office also threatened to investigate anyone who obstructed access to USIP's headquarters, Howell wrote.
—Sonam Sheth, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 May 2025
In response, the NCAA and athletes’ attorneys softened roster limits by adding a grandfathering provision that allows colleges to keep current players and recruits on a roster who would otherwise have been cut due to roster limits.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 19 May 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 27 May. 2025.
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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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