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What is an attorney?

What is an attorney? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (US) 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. (Britain, 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. (Philippines) A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.
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The U.S. attorney in the district can impanel a grand jury if they feel that there is evidence warranting a criminal investigation.
Before administering the oath of an attorney, Judge Hilberman reminded me of four important values we should strive to uphold as attorneys.
The attorney general and the government chief whip also sit at the cabinet table, although they are not formally members of the government.
The South African attorney general later acquitted her on the grounds of self-defence.
His attorney has said that he waived that right to confidentiality more than a year ago.
Ian McAteer was weaned on the exploits of US attorney Perry Mason, a television hero of the 1960s. So he went off to study law.

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