Definition for Attorney:

• Attorney at law. An officer in a court of justice, who is employed by a party in a cause to manage the same for him. Appearance by an attorney has been allowed in England, from the time of the earliest records of the courts of that country. They are mentioned in Glanville, Bracton, Fleta, and Britton; and a case turning upon the party's right to appear by attorney, is reported, B. 17 Edw. III., p. 8, case 23. In France such appearances were first allowed by letters patent of Philip le Bel, A. D. 1290. 1 Fournel, Hist. des Avocats, 42; 43, 92, 93 2 Loisel Coutumes, 14, 15. It results from the nature of their functions, and of their duties, as well to the court as to the client, that no one can, even by consent, be the attorney of both the litigating parties, in the same controversy. Farresly, 47.

Synonyms for Attorney:

• n.

  •
  • the bench,
  • the bar.
  •
  • law.
  •adviser/advisor (noun)
  • righthand people,
  • buttinskis,
  • secondguesser,
  • second guesser,
  • secondguessers,
  • second guessers,
  • righthand persons,
  • clubhouse lawyers,
  • second-guessers.
  •advocate (noun)
  • de-fenders,
  • de fender,
  • pro-posers,
  • ex pounder,
  • pro-poser,
  • de-fender,
  • ex-pounder,
  • pro posers,
  • up-holder,
  • up holder,
  • ex pounders,
  • de fenders,
  • pro poser,
  • up holders,
  • up-holders,
  • ex-pounders.
  •agent (noun)
  • executor,
  • liaison,
  • intermediary,
  • actor,
  • instrument,
  • impresario,
  • operative,
  • agency,
  • factor,
  • mediator,
  • ombudsman,
  • middleman,
  • vehicle,
  • broker.
  •ambulance chaser (noun)
  • pettifoggers,
  • unethical attorneys.
  •assistant (noun)
  • assistant,
  • menial,
  • helpmate,
  • attendant,
  • hireling,
  • employee,
  • aide-de-camp,
  • functionary,
  • abettor,
  • auxiliary,
  • acolyte,
  • adjunct,
  • extra,
  • proxy,
  • subordinate,
  • deputy,
  • follower,
  • associate,
  • accessory,
  • henchman,
  • benefactor,
  • helper,
  • Aider,
  • underling,
  • second,
  • minion,
  • backer,
  • chaperone,
  • aide,
  • patsy,
  • lieutenant,
  • partner,
  • accomplice,
  • laborer,
  • junior,
  • flunky,
  • servant,
  • stooge,
  • ancillary.
  •counsel (noun)
  • legal beagles,
  • legal eagles.
  •deputy (noun)
  • delegate,
  • envoy,
  • alternate,
  • double,
  • surrogate,
  • dummy,
  • token,
  • arm,
  • nominee,
  • assignee,
  • figurehead,
  • emissary,
  • stand in,
  • appointee,
  • substitute,
  • spokeswoman,
  • understudy,
  • ghost,
  • mouthpiece,
  • backup,
  • spokesman.
  •go-between (noun)
  • inter agents,
  • inter-agents,
  • inter-agent,
  • interagents,
  • go between,
  • inter agent,
  • inter-mediates,
  • inter mediates,
  • inter mediate,
  • marriage brokers,
  • inter-mediate.
  •person (noun)
  • attorney.
  •proxy (noun)
  • standin.
  •questioner (noun)
  • inquirer.
  •representative (noun)
  • councilors,
  • assemblyperson,
  • Councilor,
  • congressperson,
  • councilperson.

• Other synonyms:

  •
  • lawman,
  • sheriff,
  • paralegal,
  • sergeant at arms,
  • ambulance chaser,
  • Attorney General,
  • magistrate,
  • QC,
  • public defender,
  • da,
  • prosecutor,
  • law firm,
  • notary,
  • chief justice,
  • bailiff,
  • bench,
  • state's attorney,
  • justice of the peace,
  • public prosecutor,
  • recorder,
  • clerk,
  • jurist,
  • M'Lud,
  • state attorney,
  • circuit judge.
  •
  • fiscal,
  • defense,
  • people.
  •
  • judge,
  • court,
  • prosecution,
  • justice.
  •
  • bar.
  •counselor
  • adviser.

Paraphrases for Attorney:

• Reverse Entailment

  • Proper noun, singular
    barrister, barristers, attorney-at-law.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    barrister, attorney-at-law.

• Independent

  • Proper noun, singular
    jurists.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    co-prosecutor, ombudsmen, notary.

• Other Related

  • Proper noun, singular
    prosecutor, prosecutors, attorney-general, lawyer, Lawyers, procurator, procurators, solicitor, solicitors, prosecution, prosecutions, counsel, advocate, advocates.
  • Noun, singular or mass
    prosecutor, counsels, attorney-general, lawyer, procurator, solicitor, advocate-general, prosecution, counsel, counselor, advocate, jurist.

Attorney Sentence Examples:

• And," he added, smiling again, " there is no attorney here that can defend you, so far as I see.

• He saw the district attorney, and others whose ears he had.

Homophones for Attorney:

• adermin, atrium, adrian, adorn, attorn, atheroma, athyrium, auditorium.

Holonyms for Attorney:

• n.

  • person
    attorney-client relation, lawyer-client relation.

Hypernym for Attorney:

• n.

  • person
    counsellor, defense lawyer, advocate, counselor, referee, counselor-at-law, solicitor, barrister, prosecuting officer, conveyancer, divorce lawyer, defense attorney, trial lawyer, ambulance chaser, public prosecutor, public defender, trial attorney, pleader, prosecuting attorney, counsel, prosecutor.

Hyponym for Attorney:

• n.

  • person
    professional, professional person.