What does attorney mean?
Definitions for attorney
əˈtɜr niat·tor·ney
This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word attorney.
Princeton's WordNet
lawyer, attorneynoun
a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Wiktionary
attorneynoun
In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
attorneynoun
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.
Etymology: atornee, feminine past participle of atorner (to prepare, to ready), compare attorn
Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
Attorneynoun
1. Such a person as by consent, commandment, or request, takes heed, sees, and takes upon him the charge of other men’s business, in their absence. Attorney is either general or special: Attorney general is he that by general authority is appointed to all our affairs or suits; as the attorney general of the king, which is nearly the same with Procurator Cæsaris in the Roman empire. Attorneys general are made either by the king’s letters patent, or by our appointment before justices in eyre, in open court. Attorney special or particular, is he that is employed in one or more causes particularly specified. There are also, in respect of the divers courts, attorneys at large, and attorneys special, belonging to this or that court only. John Cowell
Etymology: attornatus, low Lat. from tour, Fr. Celui quivient à tour d'autrui; qui alterius vices subit.
Ephraim Chambers.
I am a subject,
And challenge law: attorneys are deny’d me,
And therefore personally I lay my claim
To mine inheritance. William Shakespeare, Richard II.The king’s attorney, on the contrary,
Urg’d on examinations, proofs, confessions,
Of divers witnesses. William Shakespeare, Henry VIII.Despairing quacks with curses fled the place,
And vile attorneys, now an useless race. Alexander Pope, Epist. iii.I will attend my husband; it is my office;
And will have no attorney but myself;
And therefore let me have him home. William Shakespeare, Com. of Err.Why should calamity be full of words? ————
—— Windy attorneys to their client woes,
Airy succeeders of intestate joys. William Shakespeare, Richard III t.To Attorneyverb
the verb is now no not in use.
Etymology: from the noun;
Their encounters, though not personal, have been royally attornied with interchange of gifts. William Shakespeare, Winter’s Tale.
As I was then
Advertising, and holy to your business,
Not changing heart with habit, I am still
Attornied to your service. William Shakespeare, Measure for Measure.
ChatGPT
attorney
An attorney is a professional individual who is licensed to practice law, advise clients on legal matters, represent them in court, and prepare legal documents. This term is often used interchangeably with lawyer. They can specialize in different areas such as criminal law, family law, corporate law, or civil rights law, among others. Attorneys also have a responsibility to uphold the law and maintain ethical standards.
Webster Dictionary
Attorneynoun
a substitute; a proxy; an agent
Attorneynoun
one who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact
Attorneynoun
a legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law
Attorneyverb
to perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy
Etymology: [OE. aturneye, OF. atorn, p. p. of atorner: cf. LL. atturnatus, attornatus, fr. attornare. See Attorn.]
Chambers 20th Century Dictionary
Attorney
at-tur′ni, n. one legally authorised to act for another—hence the sense of the phrases 'in person' and 'by attorney:' one legally qualified to manage cases in a court of law: a solicitor—a solicitor or attorney prepares cases and does general law business, while a barrister pleads before the courts: (pl.) Attor′neys.—v.t. Attor′ney (Shak.), to perform by proxy, to employ as a proxy.—ns. Attor′ney-gen′eral, the first ministerial law-officer of the Crown in England and Ireland: the title of the king's attorney in the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, and the county palatine of Durham: in the United States, one of the seven officials who constitute the president's cabinet, the head of the department of Justice; Attor′neyship, Attor′neyism, Attor′neydom.—Attorney-at-law, or Public attorney, a professional and duly qualified legal agent; Attorney in fact, or Private attorney, one duly appointed by letter or power of attorney to act for another in matters of contract, money payments, and the like.—Letter warrant, or Power of attorney, the formal instrument by one person authorising another to perform certain acts for him. [O. Fr. atorne—Low L. attornatus—atornāre, to commit business to another. See Turn.]
Dictionary of Nautical Terms
attorney
See SEA-ATTORNEY.
Editors Contribution
attorneynoun
A monetary unit equal to expressing a particular time, place and position on a rocky peak representing a woman's maiden name to be essential or very important. 1.) A person appointed to act for another in business or legal matters. 2.) A Lawyer assigned to someone.
My attorney knows my innocence from the heart because I revealed myself to her.
Etymology: Defender of mans image
Submitted by Tehorah_Elyon on March 23, 2024
Suggested Resources
Attorney
Attorney vs. Lawyer -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Attorney and Lawyer.
Matched Categories
Numerology
Chaldean Numerology
The numerical value of attorney in Chaldean Numerology is: 2
Pythagorean Numerology
The numerical value of attorney in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1
Examples of attorney in a Sentence
We live in a time of racial division and strife not seen since the 1960s struggle for civil rights -- and we've watched as the Republican Party enabled a race-baiting president for the last four years -- so we need an Attorney General who can speak to the moment at hand.
The nonprofits are asking Supreme Court to make Supreme Court harder for the government to require the disclosure of donor information, while the case is about a state Attorney General asking for this information, if Supreme Court raised the bar here, that would likely also apply to election donor disclosure laws down the road.
The special counsel did not find any collusion and did not find any obstruction. Attorney General William Barr and Deputy Attorney General Rosenstein further determined there was no obstruction, the findings of the Department of Justice are a total and complete exoneration of the President of the United States.
No US attorney's office has charged that many cases, executed this many subpoenas and search warrants in such a short period of time, speed was critical. We had the Inauguration coming up. We had to instill in the public a sense of order and the rule of law, to mitigate the damage that happened that day.
The order the Attorney General's office has is to speed up its work to ensure this highly dangerous criminal is extradited as soon as possible.
Popularity rank by frequency of use
References
Translations for attorney
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- محام, مُحامي, مُحامٍArabic
- advocatCatalan, Valencian
- advokátCzech
- RechtsanwaltGerman
- δικηγόροςGreek
- abogado, notario, abogadaSpanish
- oikeudenkäyntiasiamies, asianajaja, asiamiesFinnish
- avocate, avocat, juristeFrench
- עורכת דין, עורך דין, פרקליט, פרקליטהHebrew
- प्रतिनिधिHindi
- ügyészHungarian
- փաստաբան, հավատարմատար, իրավաբանArmenian
- kuasa hukumIndonesian
- fulltrúi, lögfræðingur, umboðsmaðurIcelandic
- avvocatoItalian
- 弁護士Japanese
- 변호인, 변호사Korean
- advocaatDutch
- advogada, advogadoPortuguese
- avocatRomanian
- пове́ренный, юри́стка, представи́тель, поверенный, адвока́т, представи́тельница, юри́стRussian
- advokatSwedish
- న్యాయవాదిTelugu
- อัยการThai
- وکیلUrdu
- 律師Chinese
Get even more translations for attorney »
Translation
Find a translation for the attorney definition in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Word of the Day
Would you like us to send you a FREE new word definition delivered to your inbox daily?
Citation
Use the citation below to add this definition to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"attorney." Definitions.net. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 20 May 2024. <https://www.definitions.net/definition/attorney>.
Discuss these attorney definitions with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In