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Definition of Attorney
1. Noun. A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
Exact synonyms: Lawyer
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Advocate, Counsel, Counsellor, Counselor, Counselor-at-law, Pleader, Ambulance Chaser, Barrister, Conveyancer, Defense Attorney, Defense Lawyer, Divorce Lawyer, Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Officer, Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor, Public Defender, Referee, Solicitor, Trial Attorney, Trial Lawyer
Generic synonyms: Professional, Professional Person
Specialized synonyms: Abul-walid Mohammed Ibn-ahmad Ibn-mohammed Ibn-roshd, Averroes, Ibn-roshd, Boy Orator Of The Platte, Bryan, Great Commoner, William Jennings Bryan, Clarence Darrow, Clarence Seward Darrow, Darrow, Arthur Garfield Hays, Hays, Hays, Will Hays, William Harrison Hays, Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, Francis Scott Key, Key, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln
Group relationships: Attorney-client Relation, Lawyer-client Relation
Derivative terms: Attorneyship, Law
Category relationships: Jurisprudence, Law
Specialized synonyms: Advocate, Counsel, Counsellor, Counselor, Counselor-at-law, Pleader, Ambulance Chaser, Barrister, Conveyancer, Defense Attorney, Defense Lawyer, Divorce Lawyer, Prosecuting Attorney, Prosecuting Officer, Prosecutor, Public Prosecutor, Public Defender, Referee, Solicitor, Trial Attorney, Trial Lawyer
Generic synonyms: Professional, Professional Person
Specialized synonyms: Abul-walid Mohammed Ibn-ahmad Ibn-mohammed Ibn-roshd, Averroes, Ibn-roshd, Boy Orator Of The Platte, Bryan, Great Commoner, William Jennings Bryan, Clarence Darrow, Clarence Seward Darrow, Darrow, Arthur Garfield Hays, Hays, Hays, Will Hays, William Harrison Hays, Hoover, J. Edgar Hoover, John Edgar Hoover, Francis Scott Key, Key, Abraham Lincoln, Lincoln, President Abraham Lincoln, President Lincoln
Group relationships: Attorney-client Relation, Lawyer-client Relation
Derivative terms: Attorneyship, Law
Definition of Attorney
1. n. A substitute; a proxy; an agent.
2. v. t. To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.
Definition of Attorney
1. Noun. (legal) In the United States, a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. ¹
2. Noun. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Attorney
1. a lawyer [n -NEYS]