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单词 attorney
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attorney

noun
 
/əˈtɜːni/
/əˈtɜːrni/
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  1.  
    (especially US English) a lawyer, especially one who can act for somebody in court
    Extra Examples
    • The prosecuting attorney began with a short opening statement.
    • Acting on the advice of his attorney, he remained silent.
    • Consult an attorney whenever you make a major decision affecting your estate.
    • Her attorney filed a motion for an injunction.
    • Attorneys argued that prosecutors never proved who sent the email.
    • He fired his court-appointed attorney and began representing himself.
    • Army attorneys argued for a general discharge.
    • He hired a high-profile defense attorney to represent him.
    • He is a practicing family law attorney with years of experience.
    • Your attorney may advise you to accept a cash settlement.
    • an attorney specializing in entertainment law
    • He had a meeting with a leading Washington criminal defence attorney.
    More About lawyerslawyers
    • Lawyer is a general term for a person who is qualified to advise people about the law, to prepare legal documents for them and/​or to represent them in a court of law.
    • In England and Wales, a lawyer who is qualified to speak in the higher courts of law is called a barrister. In Scotland a barrister is called an advocate.
    • In North American English attorney is a more formal word used for a lawyer and is used especially in job titles:
      • the District Attorney
    • Counsel is the formal legal word used for a lawyer who is representing someone in court:
      • counsel for the prosecution
    • Solicitor is the British English term for a lawyer who gives legal advice and prepares documents, for example when you are buying a house, and sometimes has the right to speak in a court of law.
    • In North American English solicitor is only used in the titles of some lawyers who work for the government:
      • the Solicitor General
    • A notary is a person, often but not necessarily a lawyer, who has official authority to be a witness when somebody signs a document and to make the document legally acceptable.
    see also district attorneyTopics Jobsc1, Law and justicec1
    Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective
    • defense
    • prosecuting
    • district
    verb + attorney
    • hire
    • retain
    • appoint
    attorney + verb
    • represent somebody
    • practice something
    • specialize in something
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  2. a person who is given the power to act for another person in business or legal matters
    • She was made her father's attorney when he became ill.
    see also power of attorneyTopics Businessc1
  3. (South African English) a solicitor (= a lawyer who prepares legal documents and advises on legal matters)
  4. Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘turn’.
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