attorney

Definition

Examples

We consulted a specialized corporate attorney before signing the international licensing agreement.

Word Family

Synonyms

• lawyera professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
• counsela lawyer who pleads cases in court
• barristera British or Canadian lawyer who speaks in the higher courts of law on behalf of either the defense or prosecution

Collocations

• Easy call an attorney
  to contact, summon, or announce regarding an attorney
• Medium power of attorney granted
  to power of attorney granted, meaning to supply the force or power for the functioning of
• Hard attorney client privilege protected
  describing attorney client privilege protected (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)
• Very Hard seasoned trial attorney cross-examined
  to seasoned trial attorney cross-examined, meaning to lend flavor to