attorneyat‧tor‧ney /əˈtɜːni $ -ɜːr-/ ●●● S2 W3 noun [countable] American English 
Word Origin
Word OriginWORD ORIGINattorney
ExamplesOrigin:
1300-1400 Old French atorné, past participle of atorner ‘to give a particular job or position to’, from torner ‘to turn’EXAMPLES FROM THE CORPUS
Thesaurus- A former legal-aid attorney, Mr Morrison is unusual in accepting, even welcoming, a liberal label.
- Abbe David Lowell, a white attorney who has defended numerous public officials, including Democratic Rep.
- But the reverse is true when an attorney represents a person who is obviously guilty or whose guilt is widely perceived.
- Hastings said he might allow photographers into the courtroom for the verdict and the final arguments by attorneys.
- Lee is a working attorney undeniably in the mainstream of that community.
- The attorneys general in Florida and Massachusetts are taking a different approach.
THESAURUS► lawyer
Collocations someone whose job is to advise people about laws, write formal agreements, or represent people in court: · His lawyer told him to plead guilty.
► attorney American English a lawyer. Attorney sounds more formal than lawyer: · ‘The United States sees intellectual property rights as sacred,’ said Thomas Klitgaard, an attorney specializing in international law.· Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent throughout the questioning.
► solicitor a type of lawyer in Britain who gives legal advice, prepares the documents when property is bought or sold, and defends people, especially in the lower courts of law: · She works as a commercial property solicitor at Nabarro Nathanson in London.· He went to the family solicitor to make a will.
► barrister a lawyer in Britain who can argue cases in the higher law courts: · McWalter's barrister, Hugh Vass, stressed his client’s previous good character.
► advocate formal a formal word for a lawyer in American English, or a barrister in Scotland: · The committee can put questions to the defendant or his advocate.
► brief British English informal the lawyer who represents someone in a court case: · His brief asked for a fine rather than a prison sentence.
► counsel [uncountable] the lawyer or group of lawyers who are representing someone in court: · counsel for the defence/prosecution
WORD SETS► Lawaccess, nounacquit, verbacquittal, nounactionable, adjectiveact of God, nounadjourn, verbadminister, verbadmissible, adjectiveADR, nounadversarial, adjectiveadvocate, nounaffidavit, nounage, nounaggrieved, adjectiveagreement, nounannual return, anti-dumping, adjectiveantitrust, adjectiveAppeal Court, nounappear, verbappellate court, nounarraign, verbarticled clerk, articles of association, nounassignee, nounassizes, nounattachment, nounattest, verbattorney, nounattorney-at-law, nounattorney general, nounaverage clause, bailable, adjectivebailee, nounbailiff, nounbailment, nounban, nounbarrister, nounbeneficial owner, beneficiary, nounbequeath, verbbequest, nounbest efforts, adjectivebid-rigging, nounbill, nounbill of rights, nounblue law, nounbody corporate, bond, nounbook, verbbox, nounbreakdown clause, break fee, brief, nounbroker's lien, burden of proof, nounbusiness entity, buyer's risk, bylaw, nouncabotage, nouncadastre, nouncase, nouncase law, nouncash shell, nouncause, nouncause célèbre, nouncause of action, nouncaution, nouncaution, verbcertificate of incorporation, nouncertificate of protest, nouncertificate of search, nounchain of title, nounchallenge, nounchallenge, verbchancery, nounChapter 7, nouncharge, nouncharge, verbcharges register, chief justice, nouncircuit court, nouncite, verbcitizen's arrest, nouncivil, adjectivecivil law, nounclaim, nounclaimant, nounclass action, nounclause, nounclean, adjectivecloud on title, nouncollusion, nouncommerce clause, committal, nouncommon law, nouncommunity property, nounCommunity Reinvestment Act, nouncommutation, nounCompanies House, nouncompanies registry, company limited by guarantee, nouncompany limited by shares, nouncompany officer, competence, nouncompetent, adjectivecomplainant, nouncompletion, nouncompletion date, compliance officer, compulsory purchase, nounconditional discharge, nouncondition precedent, nouncondition subsequent, nounconduct money, confidentiality clause, confirmation hearing, conflict of laws, nounconjugal, adjectiveconsensus ad idem, nounconsent decree, consenting adult, nounconservator, nounconstituted, adjectiveconstitution, nounconstitutional, adjectiveconstitutionality, nouncontempt, nouncontest, verbcontingency fee, contract of insurance, nouncontract of purchase, nouncontract of service, nouncontravene, verbcontravention, nouncontributory negligence, nounconvey, verbconveyance, nounconveyancing, nounconvict, verbconviction, nouncopyright, nounco-respondent, nouncosignatory, nouncounsel, nouncounty court, nouncourthouse, nouncourt-martial, nouncourt-martial, verbCourt of Appeal, nounCourt of Appeals, nouncourt of inquiry, nouncourt of law, nounCourt of Queen's Bench, nouncourt order, nouncourt reporter, nouncourtroom, nouncramdown, nouncriminal, adjectivecriminal injury, criminalize, verbcriminal law, nouncross-examine, verbCrown Court, nouncurfew, nouncustodial, adjectiveD.A., noundata protection, death sentence, noundeath warrant, noundeclaration of association, noundecree, noundecree absolute, noundecree nisi, noundecriminalize, verbdeed, noundeed of conveyance, noundefalcation, noundefend, verbdefendant, noundeficiency judgment, noundeficiency judgment, de jure, adjectivedeposition, noundeputy, nounderivative lease, desertion, noundiminished responsibility, noundiplomatic immunity, noundirectors register, disabled quota, disbar, verbdischarge of contract, noundisclaim, verbdisclaimer, noundiscretionary, adjectivedisinherit, verbdismiss, verbdispense, verbdisposition, noundispossess, verbdissent, noundissolution, noundistrain, verbdistrict attorney, noundistrict court, noundivorce, noundivorce, verbdivorced, adjectivedocket, noundonee, noundouble jeopardy, noundraftsman, noundrink-driving, noundrunk driving, noundue process, nounduress, nouneasement, nounedict, nouneffective, adjectiveeminent domain, nounempower, verbenabling, adjectiveenabling clause, enact, verbendowment, nounenforced, adjectiveenjoin, verbescape clause, escrow, nounescrow agent, estate, nounestoppel, nounevidence, nounexamination, nounexamination-in-chief, nounexamine, verbexculpate, verbexecute, verbexecutor, nounexecutrix, nounexhibit, nounexpectations, nounex post facto law, nounexpropriate, verbextradite, verbextrajudicial, adjectivefair dealing, false representation, nounfee absolute, nounfiduciary, nounfiduciary, adjectivefinding, nounfirm name, nounfixtures and fittings, nounforce majeure, nounforeman, nounforewoman, nounfreeholder, nounfree pardon, nounfrustration of contract, fugitive, nounfugitive, adjectivegagging order, gag order, noungarnishee, verbgarnishee, noungeneral counsel, noungeneral practice, noungive, verbgrand jury, noungrantee, noungrantor, noungreen paper, noungross misconduct, ground rent, nounguarantee, verbguarantor, nounguaranty, nounguillotine, verbguilt, noungun control, nounhabeas corpus, nounHague Rules, nounhear, verbhearing, nounheir, nounheir apparent, nounhereafter, adverbhereditament, nounhereinafter, adverbhereof, adverbhereto, adverbheritable, adjectiveHigh Court, nounHighway Code, nounhirer, nounhuman right, nounimplied term, inadmissible, adjectiveinalienable, adjectiveincriminate, verbindemnify, verbindemnity, nounindict, verbindictable, adjectiveindictment, nounindustrial tribunal, nouninitiative, nouninjunction, nounin loco parentis, adverbinnocence, nouninnocent, adjectiveinoperative, adjectiveinquest, nouninsanity, nouninstruct, verbintellectual property, nounintent, nouninterdict, nouninterlocutory injunction, invoke, verbJane Doe, nounjob quota, joint and several liability, JP, nounjudge, nounjudge, verbjudicial, adjectivejuridical, adjectivejurisdiction, nounjurisprudence, nounjurist, nounjuror, nounjury, nounjury box, nounjury service, nounjustice, nounJustice of the Peace, nounjustifiable homicide, nounjuvenile, adjectivekangaroo court, nounKing's Counsel, nounlaw firm, nounlawyer, nounlease, nounleasehold, adjectiveleaseholder, nounlegatee, nounlegator, nounlessee, nounlessor, nounletters of administration, nounliable, adjectivelicensee, nounlien, nounlienee, nounlienor, nounlimited liability, nounliquidated damages, litigant, nounlitigate, verblitigation, nounlitigator, nounlitigious, adjectiveliving will, nounloophole, nounmagisterial, adjectivemagistracy, nounmagistrate, nounMagistrates' Court, nounmaintenance, nounmajority, nounmalfeasance, nounmalpractice, nounmarriage certificate, nounmarriage licence, nounmarriage lines, nounmaterial, adjectivematerial fact, nounmemorandum, nounmiscarriage of justice, nounmisdirect, verbmisfeasance, nounmisstatement, nounmistrial, nounM'lord, nounM'lud, nounmoiety, nounmonies, nounmoot court, nounmoratorium, nounmovable, nounno-fault, adjectivenolo contendere, nounnonfeasance, nounnon-negotiable, adjectivenotary, nounnuisance, nounnullify, verbnullity, nounoath, nounopen-and-shut case, nounopen verdict, nounoperative mistake, nounordinance, nounoriginating application, originating summons, outlaw, nounout-of-court settlement, nounoyez, interjectionpalimony, nounpanel, nounparalegal, nounpardon, verbpardon, nounparty, nounpass, verbpassage, nounpatent, nounpatent, adjectivepaternity, nounpaternity suit, nounpatrimony, nounpenal code, nounpenalty, nounperformance contract, perjury, nounpersonal injury, personal representative, personalty, nounpetition, nounpetition, verbpetitioner, nounplaintiff, nounplanning permission, nounplea bargaining, nounpleadings, nounpledgee, nounpolice, verbpositive discrimination, nounpower of attorney, nounprecedent, nounprejudice, verbpreservation order, nounpresume, verbprice-fixing, nounprima facie, adjectiveprimary residence, prime tenant, primogeniture, nounprivate law, nounprivileged, adjectiveprivity, nounprobate, nounprobate, verbprobation, nounprobationer, nounprobation officer, nounpro bono, adjectiveprocedural, adjectiveproceeding, nounproceedings, nounprohibit, verbprohibition, nounprohibitive, adjectivepromulgate, verbpronounce, verbproposition, nounproscribe, verbprosecute, verbprosecution, nounprosecutor, nounprotective custody, nounprove, verbprovision, nounprovisional licence, nounproximate cause, nounpublic defender, nounpublic prosecutor, nounpublic service vehicle, punishable, adjectiveQC, nounquarter sessions, nounquash, verbQueen's Counsel, nounreal property, nounrecess, nounrecess, verbrecognition, nounrecognizance, nounrecorder, nounreeve, nounregulation, nounremand, verbremand, nounrepeal, verbrescind, verbrespondent, nounrestoration, nounrestore, verbretainer, nounretrial, nounretroactive, adjectiveretrospective, adjectiveretry, verbreversion, nounrevocation, nounrevoke, verbRex, nounright of appeal, nounroad tax, nounroot of title, royalty payment, rule, verbruling, nounsaid, adjectivesalami slicing, nounSarbanes-Oxley Act, nounscheme of arrangement, nounsentence, nounsentence, verbsequester, verbsession, nounsettlement date, settlement terms, shall, modal verbshell company, sheriff, nounsheriff court, nounshow trial, nounsitting tenant, nounsmall claims court, nounsolicitor, nounsolicitor general, nounSOX, nounspecial licence, nounspecific performance, speed limit, nounstakeholder, nounstate attorney, nounstate court, nounstated case, statute, nounstatute law, nounstatute of limitations, nounstatutory, adjectivestatutory report, stay, nounstay of execution, nounstipendiary magistrate, nounstoppage in transit, nounsub judice, adverbsubmission, nounsuborn, verbsubpoena, nounsubpoena, verbsue, verbsuit, nounsumming up, nounsumming-up, nounsummons, nounsummons, verbSupreme Court, nounsurety, nounsuspended sentence, nounswear, verbtechnicality, nountenant at sufferance, nountenant at will, nountenant for years, nountenant in common, nountenure, nountestament, nountestator, nountest case, nountest certificate, nountestify, verbtestimony, nounthereinafter, adverbthird party, nounthrough, prepositionticket, nounticket, verbtitle, nountitle deed, nountitle holder, nountort, nountradename, nounTrading Standards, treasure trove, nountrespass, verbtrespass, nountrial, nountrust for sale, nounultra vires, adjectiveunderwriting power, undue influence, noununlicensed, adjectiveuphold, verbverdict, nounvindicate, verbvisa, nounvoucher, nounward, nounwarrant, nounwhereas, conjunctionwill, nounwill, verbwinding up, nounwitness, nounwitness, verbwitness box, nounwrit, nounwrongful termination,
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSADJECTIVE► assistant
a lawyer· The assistant attorney general then shipped it back to Dewey without even attaching a letter.
► deputy· BReid, who is a former deputy district attorney, did not return a phone call seeking comment.· The second time we met with Daley, I went with Warren Christopher, the deputy attorney general.· A deputy attorney general sat ready to protect the interests of the State of California.· The matter then goes to Justice Department superiors in the office of the deputy attorney general.· Almanzo is a deputy attorney general in Oakland.
► local· But local attorney Bill Risner raises a potential problem for Scott on the governance side of the conflict equation.· David Holton and Hughes already have entered into an agreement with the local state attorney to settle criminal charges.· Attorney General Brewster made an attempt to punish the violators by ordering the local district attorney to make arrests.· Some local attorneys worry about short-term privacy lapses and long-term effects of even small radioactive doses.
NOUN► city· Gwinn, who takes over as city attorney in December, has addressed police and judicial groups around the country.· Mayor Graham Richard should direct his city attorney to release the report.· So the city attorney wants him to say goodbye to the animals that have become his extended family?· For the city attorney, such a public reversal of legal advice is rare.· The city attorney rarely takes a position on the legality of proposed ballot measures before they qualify.· Finally, they visited the city attorney.· Louise Renne, who ran unopposed for city attorney, threw a dim sum party for successful treasurer candidate Susan Leal.
► defense· The overwhelming caseload has made the government reluctant to postpone trials, even though virtually all of the suspects lack defense attorneys.· The decision appeared to stagger defense attorneys Williamson and Michael W.. Krumholtz.· Morgan is a well-known defense attorney.· Then, trials frequently proceeded without defense attorneys because only 3 percent of defendants could afford them, Gahima said.· Finally, the weight of scientific evidence, wielded by an implacable defense attorney, got Miller released and another man indicted.· But defense attorneys in a number of cases already are being notified that the document may contain information pertaining to their clients.· Goldston told jailers he was doing so because he wanted cigarettes, magazines and Los Angeles defense attorney Johnnie Cochran.· The bread and butter of defense attorneys is to see how many people they can put on trial.
► district· He was a district attorney in Pennsylvania, I was a writer on Cape Cod.· BThe district attorney notifies them by letter to attend a meeting at the school auditorium.· The plea was part of a deal struck with the Dallas County district attorney.· Under an arrangement with the district attorney there, her testimony in San Jose can not be used against her.· Ultimately, the district attorney dropped the charges in October 1984.· The showdown between a district attorney and a Houston Chronicle reporter who refuses to reveal her sources moves into federal court Monday.
► general· The Washington state attorney general had not decided whether to appeal the decision to the Supreme Court.· He was more interested in telling me about the tactics of the attorney general.· When the Texas attorney general wrote an informal opinion saying the records should be released, the school district sued Lett.· We have an attorney general who was a leading opponent of gun control in the Senate.· Afterward, he was elected Arkansas attorney general and served as governor for 10 years before becoming president.· A deputy attorney general sat ready to protect the interests of the State of California.· They met when Clinton was attorney general of Arkansas and Riady was an intern at an investment bank there.
► state· David Holton and Hughes already have entered into an agreement with the local state attorney to settle criminal charges.· She later backed off that statement, but state attorneys are still working out the details for implementation of the law.· The latest rumors are separate from actual talks between cigarette maker Liggett and state attorneys general.
VERB► accord· But according to plaintiffs' attorneys, the privilege log could be invaluable in helping them pry loose potentially damning documents.
► hire· They have hired separate criminal defense attorneys.· He works the crowd so long that the bodyguards hired by his attorney roll their eyes in exhaustion.· Other investors have hired attorneys and are deciding whom to sue.· In November, the millwrights' local voted to hire me as their attorney.· The tribes were forbidden to use any compensatory money they received to hire attorneys.
► lead· Some jurors even embraced the residents and congratulated lead plaintiffs' attorney George Chandler after the proceedings.
► prosecute· That, said the Phoenix prosecuting attorney sardonically, was a story she could sell.· The prosecuting attorney was a lifelong friend of both Wilfred and Mark.· The prosecuting attorney, I think to myself.· There is additional evidence of bad feeling between you and the prosecuting attorney inasmuch as you personally fired him from his post.
► represent· An attorney representing a client before a court helps to make the trial fair, but the attorney is not neutral.· The professors were not training young attorneys to represent peo-ple.· Theodore Graham, an attorney representing the out-of-work San Diego Symphony musicians.· As an attorney, he represented the poor free of charge.· I really believe that we would get an attorney and we would represent ourselves.· Cameron the right to bring her own lawsuit and thus requiring her to find an attorney to represent her.· Gary Near, a San Francisco attorney representing the plaintiffs, said the airlines have precise records of who should get refunds.
► say· This fall is the earliest a trial could be held by Schwartz, attorneys said.