Attorney
/əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/
Last Updated: January 2, 2026 at 12:30 PM
Scrabble:11 ptsWWF:11 pts8 letters
Definition of Attorney
noun
- A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- (UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
- (20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.
- (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
- A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
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