actorney

Noun

attorney (plural attorneys or (obsolete) attornies)

1. (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
   • If those attempts are unsuccessful, the attorney requesting the interrogatories may file a motion for sanctions with the court. The sanctions range from attorney fees to prohibiting the nonanswering party from presenting or defending claims.2013, James J. Gross, It's Splitsville: Surviving Your Divorce, page 240

   Synonyms:

   lawyer, barrister, solicitor, counsel, counselor, advocate[Appendix:Glossary, abogado, advocate, avocat, latitat

2. An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
   • Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative

   Synonyms:

   agent, proxy, representative

3. (UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.
4. (UK, derogatory, rare, usually, 20th century and later) A solicitor.
5. (Philippines, US, sometimes) An honorific given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
6. An attorney tree (Clusia spp.)

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