attorney

noun

/əˈtɜːni/

/əˈtɜːrni/

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(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 lawyers
lawyers
- 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 Dictionary
adjective
- defense
- prosecuting
- district
- …
verb + attorney
- hire
- retain
- appoint
- …
attorney + verb
- represent somebody
- practice something
- specialize in something
- …
See full entry
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
(South African English) a solicitor (= a lawyer who prepares legal documents and advises on legal matters)

Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘turn’.

单词	attorney
释义	attorney noun /əˈtɜːni/ /əˈtɜːrni/ jump to other results (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 … See full entry 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 (South African English) a solicitor (= a lawyer who prepares legal documents and advises on legal matters) Word OriginMiddle English: from Old French atorne, past participle of atorner ‘assign’, from a ‘towards’ + torner ‘turn’.
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