Meaning

7 senses
  1. (US)A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

    Rechtsanwalt

    юри́стjuríst, юри́сткаjurístka, адвока́тadvokát

    юри́стjurýst, юри́сткаjurýstka, адвока́тadvokát

  2. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

    Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative

    представи́тельpredstavítelʹ, представи́тельницаpredstavítelʹnica, пове́ренныйpovérennyj

    представни́кpredstavnýk

  3. (UK, dated)One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

  4. (UK, derogatory, rare, usually)A solicitor.

  5. (Philippines, US, sometimes)An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

  6. An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)

  7. A prosecutor.

More definitions
  • a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice

Examples

173 sentences
  1. I want an attorney.

    Мені потрібен адвокат. — deniko

    ruМне нужен адвокат. — marafon

    deIch will einen Anwalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

  2. Tom hired an attorney.

    Том найняв адвоката. — Anjy

    ruТом нанял адвоката. — marafon

  3. I've hired an attorney.

    Я найняв адвоката. — deniko

  4. Tom is an excellent attorney.

    Том - чудовий адвокат. — deniko

  5. Could you find me an attorney?

    ruМожете ли вы найти мне адвоката? — las

Translations

9 languages
Українська
By meaning 2
lawyer:
agent/representative:
Русский
By meaning 2
lawyer:
agent/representative:
Deutsch
By meaning 1
lawyer:

Origin

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner (“to attorn”), in the sense of "one appointed or constituted".

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