American English pronunciation
How to pronounce attorney
IPA transcription: [ə'tɚni]
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Noun
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a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
Usage examples
- Doherty is a patent attorney, specializing in semiconductor and medical device technology.
- Steel hired attorney Sid Davidoff, a former top aide to Mayor John Lindsay.
- If eligible, a lawyer will be appointed by the attorney general.
- I'm everything the District Attorney said I was.
- He was appointed District Attorney after the previous incumbent died in office.
- The Acting United States Attorney for the District is Robert C. Troyer.
- Her parents were Charles Boyce, an attorney, and Elizabeth Josephine Henley, an actress.
- Chief litigation attorney Stanley Chesley raised millions through the class action, benefiting many survivors.
- Is the attorney's presence necessary tomorrow, Sir?
- Extradition requests from Israel, Austria and Poland were rejected by Brazil's Attorney General.