See Also: U.S. Attorney(law)
attorney(dictionary)
Attorney(law)
attorney(dictionary)
Attorney in Fact(money)
Attorney-in-Fact(law)
Commercial Attorney(law)
District Attorney (D.A.)(law)
Examining Attorney(law)
POWER OF ATTORNEY(law)

attorney (iou)



attorney noun & verb. ME.
[Old French atorne, aturne, or (branch A.II) atornee (fem.), use as noun of pa. pple of atorner: see ATTORN.]
A. noun.
I.
Law. A person formally appointed to act for another in legal or business matters. Also attorney-in-fact, private attorney. ME.
Attorney general: one empowered to act for his principal without restriction to specified matters.
b. gen. A person appointed to act for another; an agent, a deputy, a representative. LME-M17.
Shakespeare Comedy of Errors I will attend my husband,..And will have no attorney but myself.
A legal practitioner properly qualified to represent a client in a court of law (now chiefly US). In English law (Hist.), a legal practitioner entitled to conduct litigation in lower courts (distinguished from counsel), a solicitor (freq. derog.). Also attorney-at-law, public attorney. Also (Attorney), the title of certain law officers of the Crown, councils, etc. ME.
Attorney-General the highest legal officer in England and Wales and some other countries, empowered to act for the Crown or State in legal matters. Attorney-Generalship the position of Attorney-General. district attorney: see DISTRICT noun. King's Attorney, Queen's Attorney the Attorney-General. Scotch attorney: see SCOTCH adjective.
An advocate, a mediator. LME-L16.
Shakespeare Richard III Therefore, dear mother..Be the attorney of my love to her.
II.
The action or fact of appointing a person to act as one's representative in legal or business matters. Now chiefly in power of attorney, the authority conferred by this action; the legal document conferring such authority. LME.
letter of attorney the legal document conferring power of attorney. warrant of attorney: see WARRANT noun1.
Shakespeare Richard III I, by attorney, bless thee from thy mother.
b. verb trans. Appoint as attorney; perform etc. by attorney or proxy. rare. L15.
attorneydom noun M19.
attorneyism noun (arch.) the practice of attorneys; unscrupulous cleverness: M19.
attorneyship noun (a) acting as attorney, proxy; (b) the position of an attorney: L16.