attorneynoun [ C ]
uk/əˈtɜː.ni/us/əˈtɝː.ni/USC1 a lawyer :
a defense attorney
an attorney for the plaintiff
a civil/criminal attorney
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- a high-powered attorney
- She's an attorney who advises companies about mergers and takeovers.
- They paid a high-powered attorney to plead their case.
- She was asked to take the witness stand and was then cross-examined by the state attorney.
- The defence attorney requested an adjournment.
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Lawyers & legal officials
- advocate
- articled
- attorney general
- bailiff
- bar
- barrister
- coroner
- counsel
- counsellor
- district attorney
- draftswoman
- I rest my case idiom
- KC
- law clerk
- marshal
- probation officer
- prosecution
- prosecutor
- public defender
- public prosecutor
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