attorney-at-law — index advocate (counselor), attorney, barrister, counsel, counselor, esquire, jurist, lawyer … Law dictionary
attorney–at–law — n pl attorneys–at–law: lawyer compare attorney in fact Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
attorney-at-law — atˌtorney at ˈlaw noun attorneys at law PLURALFORM [countable] LAW a formal word for a lawyer in the US: • the business card of Robert McInnes, attorney at law * * * attorney at law UK US noun [C] (US ► LAW the formal name fo … Financial and business terms
attorney at law — ● attorn * * * attorney at law, = lawyer. (Cf. ↑lawyer) Usage Attorney at law is the term generally used in the United States by lawyers to indicate their professional status, serving as a title after a lawyer s name in writing: »John Smith,… … Useful english dictionary
attorney at law — n. a lawyer * * * … Universalium
attorney at law — n. a lawyer … English World dictionary
Attorney at law — An attorney at law (or attorney at law) in the United States is a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients. Alternative terms include attorney and counselor… … Wikipedia
attorney at law — One of a class of persons who are by license constituted officers of courts of justice, and who are empowered to appear and prosecute and defend, and on whom peculiar duties, responsibilities, and liabilities are devolved in consequence. 7 Am J2d … Ballentine's law dictionary
attorney-at-law — /euh terr nee euht law /, n., pl. attorneys at law. Law. an officer of the court authorized to appear before it as a representative of a party to a legal controversy. [1530 40] * * * … Universalium
attorney-at-law — attor′ney at law′ n. pl. attorneys at law law an officer of the court authorized to appear before it as a representative of a party to a legal controversy • Etymology: 1530–40 … From formal English to slang
