1250–1300; Middle English <Anglo-French attourne literally, “(one who is) turned to,” i.e., “(one who is) appointed,” past participle of attourner “to attorn”
attn., atto-, attolaser, attophysics, attorn, attorney, attorney-at-law, attorney general, attorney general of the United States, attorney-in-fact, attotesla
Alternative Staffing, which was mentioned in the attorney general’s lawsuit but was not a party to it, did not respond to a request for comment.
Temp Workers Fight Back Against Alleged Sexual Harassment and Say They Face Retaliation for Doing So|by Melissa Sanchez|August 28, 2020|ProPublica
Dunleavy chose Clarkson as attorney general in December 2018.
Alaska’s Attorney General on Unpaid Leave After Sending Hundreds of “Uncomfortable” Texts to a Young Colleague|by Kyle Hopkins, Anchorage Daily News|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
Lisa Sarro, the former supervising attorney, estimated that the legal aid office defended or advised more than 100 HACA residents in the past two years.
She Was Sued Over Rent She Didn’t Owe. It Took Seven Court Dates to Prove She Was Right.|by Danielle Ohl, Capital Gazette, and Talia Buford and Beena Raghavendran, ProPublica|August 25, 2020|ProPublica
If city officials or its attorneys had any concerns at the time, they didn’t voice them publicly.
The Deal Before the 101 Ash St. Debacle Helps Explain How We Got Here|Lisa Halverstadt and Jesse Marx|August 24, 2020|Voice of San Diego
The outbreak comes as tensions have been mounting locally between federal defense attorneys and prosecutors over practices during the pandemic.
Downtown Federal Jail Facility Has Nearly 50 Coronavirus Cases|Maya Srikrishnan|August 21, 2020|Voice of San Diego
“They are hypocritical on this very issue,” Shearer said about Obama, Attorney General Eric Holder and other public officials.
Harry Shearer on The Dangerous Business of Satire|Lloyd Grove|January 8, 2015|DAILY BEAST
Closed courthouses, rogue clerks, and misleading statements from the attorney general as Florida welcomes same-sex marriage.
The Back Alley, Low Blow-Ridden Fight to Stop Gay Marriage in Florida Is Finally Over|Jay Michaelson|January 5, 2015|DAILY BEAST
“I noticed something,” I say to Marvin, feeling a little like Ransom Stoddard, attorney at law.
The Story Behind Lee Marvin’s Liberty Valance Smile|Robert Ward|January 3, 2015|DAILY BEAST
As a Washington attorney, he took on companies that seemed immune to change, even when they were ineffective.
Your Local School Doesn’t Have to Suck|Michael S. Roth|December 17, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Eid, who teaches Indian law at two law schools and works as an attorney himself, had no idea that it was coming.
Tribes to U.S. Government: Take Your Weed and Shove It|Abby Haglage|December 13, 2014|DAILY BEAST
"Very sure," rejoined the attorney in a more positive tone, his eyes still on the stranger.
Kennedy Square|F. Hopkinson Smith
The attorney was in that state of fatigue of body and languor of mind in which the least trifle amuses.
The Castle Inn|Stanley John Weyman
Here honest Gilbert entered, to say that Mr L——, the attorney, would be glad to have a word with his master.
Traditions of Lancashire, Volume 1 (of 2)|John Roby
Since you have undertaken to act as my attorney, you advise me to go immediately and lay siege in form.
The Writings of Thomas Jefferson, Vol. I (of 9)|Thomas Jefferson
When I told the attorney about Lee—and I have stated this at a press conference—he raised the roof, so as to say.
Warren Commission (1 of 26): Hearings Vol. I (of 15)|The President's Commission on the Assassination of President Kennedy
British Dictionary definitions for attorney
attorney
/ (əˈtɜːnɪ) /
noun
a person legally appointed or empowered to act for another
USa lawyer qualified to represent clients in legal proceedings
Southern Africana solicitor
Derived forms of attorney
attorneyship, noun
Word Origin for attorney
C14: from Old French atourné, from atourner to direct to; see attorn