Complete Definition of "attorney"

English

Pronunciation
SAMPA: /@"t3`nI/
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-��(r)ni|-��(r)ni

Noun
attorney (plural attorneys)

  1. law In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
  2. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

#:Usage note: In this sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

Translations
trans-top|lawyer
Arabic: ARchar|�حا�|�حا�� IPAchar|(muħ�min) m
Czech: advokát m
Dutch: advocaat m|f
Finnish: asianajaja
French: avocat m
German: Rechtsanwalt m
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Hebrew: פרק��� (praqlyt') m, פרק���� (praqlit'a) f
Icelandic: fulltrúi m, umboðsmaður m
Japanese: �護士 (bengoshi)
Spanish: t|es|abogado m, t|es|abogada f, t|es|notario m
Swedish: advokat c
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trans-top|agent/representative
Finnish: oikeudenkäyntiasiamies, asiamies
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Icelandic: lögfræðingur m
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See also
slang: mouthpiece
advocate
POA

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