noun🔗ShareA lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession."The family hired attorneys to help them understand the complicated will. "lawjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor)."In 18th-century England, attorneys primarily handled cases in the common law courts, while solicitors dealt with matters in other courts. "lawjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.""The landlord, hiring only the cheapest attorneys, tried to evict them with faulty paperwork, hoping they wouldn't know their rights." "lawjobpersonChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗Share(obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf."The attorneys for the student argued their case in court. "lawgovernmentbusinessChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun🔗ShareA title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty."The family hired two attorneys to help them with the inheritance process. "lawjobgovernmentChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
