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Meaning of attorney in English

Table of contents
  1. Pronunciation
  2. Noun
    1. Etymology
    2. Definitions
  1. Pronunciation

    /əˈtərni/

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  1. Noun

    attorney

    Etymology

    Middle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner‘assign’, from a‘towards’ + torner‘to turn’ (see attorn)

    Definitions

    1. a professional person authorized to practice law

    Examples

    • « conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice »

Famous quotes

  • « During the periods in my marriage when I chose to stay home with my kids rather than work as an attorney, it caused me no end of anxiety. Despite the fact that I knew I was contributing to our family by caring for our children, I still felt that my worth was less because I wasn't earning. »
    Ayelet Waldman
  • « Given my last position, that I was the first U.S attorney post 9/11 in New Jersey, I understand acutely the pain and sorrow and upset of the family members who lost loved ones that day at the hands of radical Muslim extremists. And their sensitivities and concerns have to be taken into account. »
    Chris Christie
  • « I am not a member of any organization listed by the Attorney General as subversive. In any instance where I lent my name in the past, it was certainly without knowledge that such an organization was subversive. I have always been essentially and foremost an American. »
    Judy Holliday
  • « I noticed that this defense attorney is a very, very intelligent man, and he's very cool and he's very knowledgeable, and I think that personally I'd like to have an attorney like him. »
    Tommy Bond
  • « We need to be discussing issues specifically to help the American people. And that would not include illegal aliens. These are people - I'm for immigration - legal immigration. I've been an immigration attorney. But people who have come to our country and violated laws, we should not be providing full health care services. »
    Joe Wilson

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