attorney
noun [C] /əˈtɜː.ni/
/-ˈtɝː-/ Definition
C1 US for lawyer: a defense attorney an attorney for the plaintiff a civil/criminal attorneyLawyers and legal officials
(Definition of attorney noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus
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- advocate noun (LAWYER)
- articled adjective
- attorney general noun
- bailiff noun
- barrister noun
- coroner noun
- counsel noun
- Crown prosecutor noun
- defence noun (EXPLANATION)
- draftswoman noun
- draughtswoman noun
- KC noun
- lawyer noun
- litigator noun
- marshal noun (LAW)
- prosecutor noun
- public prosecutor noun
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