attorney-at-law

noun

at·​tor·​ney-at-law ə-ˈtər-nē-ˈat-ˈlȯ 

plural attorneys-at-law

: a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients

Synonyms

• advocate
• attorney
• counsel
• counselor
• counsellor
• counselor-at-law
• lawyer
• legal eagle

Examples of attorney-at-law in a Sentence

the sign on the door read "Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law"

Word History

First Known Use

1702, in the meaning defined above

Legal Definition

attorney-at-law

noun

plural attorneys-at-law

: lawyer compare attorney-in-fact