attorney
Other forms: attorneys
An attorney is a lawyer. Attorneys sue people, defend people, and serve as experts on the law.
When there's any kind of legal issue, attorneys will be involved. They're the legal experts with law degrees who are also known as "lawyers." You'll often find them in court, defending clients or trying to put criminals in jail. Attorneys work for businesses, schools, the government, and individuals. So if you get arrested, need to write a will, or have to hash out a binding contract, an attorney is the person to call.
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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synonyms:
lawyer
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Abul-Walid Mohammed ibn-Ahmad Ibn-Mohammed ibn-Roshd
Arabian philosopher born in Spain; wrote detailed commentaries on Aristotle that were admired by the Schoolmen (1126-1198)
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Boy Orator of the Platte
United States lawyer and politician who advocated free silver and prosecuted John Scopes (1925) for teaching evolution in a Tennessee high school (1860-1925)
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Clarence Seward Darrow
United States lawyer famous for his defense of lost causes (1857-1938)
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Arthur Garfield Hays
United States lawyer involved in several famous court trials (1881-1954)
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William Harrison Hays
United States lawyer and politician who formulated a production code that prescribed the moral content of United States films from 1930 to 1966 (1879-1954)
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John Edgar Hoover
United States lawyer who was director of the FBI for 48 years (1895-1972)
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Francis Scott Key
United States lawyer and poet who wrote a poem after witnessing the British attack on Baltimore during the War of 1812; the poem was later set to music and entitled `The Star-Spangled Banner' (1779-1843)
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President Abraham Lincoln
16th President of the United States; saved the Union during the American Civil War and emancipated the slaves; was assassinated by Booth (1809-1865)
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advocate, counsel, counsellor, counselor, counselor-at-law, pleader
a lawyer who pleads cases in court
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ambulance chaser
an unethical lawyer who incites accident victims to sue
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barrister
a British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution
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conveyancer
a lawyer who specializes in the business of conveying properties
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defense attorney, defense lawyer
the lawyer representing the defendant
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divorce lawyer
a lawyer specializing in actions for divorce or annulment
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prosecuting attorney, prosecuting officer, prosecutor, public prosecutor
a government official who conducts criminal prosecutions on behalf of the state
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public defender
a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
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referee
an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case
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solicitor
a British lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares legal documents
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trial attorney, trial lawyer
a lawyer who specializes in defending clients before a court of law
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DA, district attorney
an official prosecutor for a judicial district
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Counsel to the Crown
a barrister selected to serve as counsel to the British ruler
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law agent
a solicitor in Scotland
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sergeant, sergeant-at-law, serjeant, serjeant-at-law
an English barrister of the highest rank
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state attorney, state's attorney
a prosecuting attorney for a state
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professional, professional person
a person engaged in one of the learned professions
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Vocabulary lists containing attorney
Albert Camus's seminal 1942 novel explores a young man's alienation from society. Learn these words from Matthew Ward's translation of the French text.
Told in the form of journal entries and a screenplay, this novel tells the story of a teenager on trial for murder.
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