Определение слова «attorney» на английский

noun

1. (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

2. (law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.

   • Near-synonyms: agent, proxy, representative

3. (UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

4. (UK, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.

5. (Philippines, sometimes US) 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. Clusia spp.

7. A prosecutor.

verb

1. (intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney.

2. (transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.