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attorney definition

at·tor·ney (ə tʉr′nē)

noun pl. attorneys -·neys

any person legally empowered to act as agent for, or in behalf of, another; esp., a lawyer

Etymology: ME attourne < OFr atourne, (one) appointed, pp. of atourner: see attorn

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