attorney
A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a professionA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
Recorded US: Dvortygirl, CC BY-SA 3.0, Wikimedia Commons
» I want an attorney.
Ich will einen Anwalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Мне нужен адвокат. — marafon
Мені потрібен адвокат. — deniko
CK · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
7 senses(US)A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
Rechtsanwalt
юри́стjuríst, юри́сткаjurístka, адвока́тadvokát
юри́стjurýst, юри́сткаjurýstka, адвока́тadvokát
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
(UK, dated)One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
(UK, derogatory, rare, usually)A solicitor.
(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.
An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)
A prosecutor.
- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Examples
173 sentencesI want an attorney.
Мені потрібен адвокат. — deniko
ruМне нужен адвокат. — marafon
deIch will einen Anwalt. — Pfirsichbaeumchen
Tom hired an attorney.
Том найняв адвоката. — Anjy
ruТом нанял адвоката. — marafon
I've hired an attorney.
Я найняв адвоката. — deniko
Tom is an excellent attorney.
Том - чудовий адвокат. — deniko
Could you find me an attorney?
ruМожете ли вы найти мне адвоката? — las
Translations
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Origin
From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, past participle of atorner, atournerFrom 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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Forms
plural: attorneysSynonyms
18 synonyms- a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice:lawyer
Word family
18 related wordsSee also
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