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The correct spelling is attorney.
How to pronounce attorney
/əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/
nounIPA: /əˈtɜː(ɹ)ni/
Say it like: Att-orn-ee
The correct spelling is attorney. A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
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Meanings
noun
- 1.A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
- 2.(UK 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
- 3.(20th century and later, rare, usually pejorative) A solicitor.
- 4.(obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
- 5.A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
verb
- 1.To work as a legal attorney.
- 2.To provide with a legal attorney.
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