attorney

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Synonyms: actorney, attorned, attourney, attorn, attorneys, attone, attorns, thorney

Antonyms: actorney, attorned, attourney, attorn, attorneys, attone, attorns, thorney

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Noun

1. {{lb|en|US}} A [[lawyer]]; one who [[advise]]s or [[represent]]s others in [[legal]] [[matter]]s as a [[profession]].
2. {{lb|en|law}} An [[agent]] or [[representative]] [[authorize]]d to [[act]] on someone [[else]]'s [[behalf]] in accordance with that person's [[instruction]]s.
3. {{lb|en|UK|dated|19th century and earlier}} One such who practised in the courts of the [[common law]].
4. {{lb|en|UK|20th century and later|rare|usually|pejorative}} A [[solicitor]].
5. {{lb|en|Philippines|sometimes|_|US}} {{non-gloss|An honorific given to lawyers and [[notary public|notaries public]], or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as [[Atty]].}}
6. An {{vern|attorney tree}} ({{taxfmt|Clusia|genus}} spp.)
7. A [[prosecutor]].

Verb

1. {{lb|en|intransitive|rare}} To work as a legal attorney.
2. {{lb|en|transitive|rare}} To provide with a legal attorney.

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