American English pronunciation

How to pronounce attorney

IPA transcription: [ə'tɚni]

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Noun

  • 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.