attorn /ə-tûrnˈ/ (law)

To transfer to another

To accept tenancy under a new landlord

attornˈey noun (pl attorˈneys)

1. (OFr pap atorné) a person legally authorized to act for another
2. A person legally qualified to manage cases in a court of law (esp N American)
3. A solicitor, lawyer, attorney at law (esp N American)

1. To perform by proxy
2. To employ as a proxy

attorˈneydom noun

attorˈneyism noun

attorˈneyship noun

attornˈment noun

Acknowledgement of a new landlord

Attorney-Genˈeral noun (pl Attorneys-General or Attorney-Generals)

1. The chief law officer for England, the Republic of Ireland, a dominion, colony, etc, the English one being a member of the government, representing the Crown in important civil and criminal matters, and leader of the English Bar
2. The Crown's attorney in the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, and the county palatine of Durham
3. In the United States, one of the seven officials who constitute the president's cabinet, the head of the Department of Justice
4. Also (without caps) the legal adviser of a State governor

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