plural attorneys
: one who is legally appointed to transact business on another's behalf
especially
: lawyer
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talked to the count's attorney about buying land from his estate
finished law school and became an attorney
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Her oldest daughter participated in a program at Keller Center for Advanced Learning and wants to be an attorney.
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Duggins was also a civil rights attorney with the nonprofit Civil Rights Corps, according to a profile on the organization's website.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The new trademark application by the WNBA is the only submission from the professional women’s basketball league since early December, according to Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney at Gerben IP, who is not involved with the specific filing.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
The man’s attorney could not be reached for comment.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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Kamal Morgan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Jan. 2025
Duggins was also a civil rights attorney with the nonprofit Civil Rights Corps, according to a profile on the organization's website.
—Cara Tabachnick, CBS News, 31 Jan. 2025
The new trademark application by the WNBA is the only submission from the professional women’s basketball league since early December, according to Josh Gerben, a trademark attorney at Gerben IP, who is not involved with the specific filing.
—Jessica Golden, CNBC, 31 Jan. 2025
The man’s attorney could not be reached for comment.
—Kate Linderman, Kansas City Star, 31 Jan. 2025
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“Attorney.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/attorney. Accessed 3 Feb. 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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