Phrase Hound found 30 phrases and 7 compound words that contain attorney. The most common are listed below. Open attorney in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 30
- attorney generalThe chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
- district attorneyThe title of the local public official who represents the government in the prosecution of alleged criminals.
- power of attorneyThe legal authorization of one person to act as the agent of another.
- prosecuting attorneyA public officer charged with carrying on the prosecution or representing the state in criminal proceedings and, in some jurisdictions, instituting or representing the state in civil or administrative proceedings.
- attorney-in-factAn agent of the person giving them the power of attorney (for a specific purpose or for general purposes) to act on his or her behalf. The attorney-in-fact’s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of …
- defense attorneyA lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
- Attorney fees
- attorney-at-lawA lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a lawsuit.
- letter of attorneyA power of attorney document.
- powers of attorneyplural of power of attorney: The legal authorization of one person to act as the agent of another.
- substitution of attorneyA document in which the party to a lawsuit states that his/her attorney of record is being substituted for by another attorney or by the party acting for himself/herself (in propria persona).
- state attorneyAn attorney who is elected or appointed by a local government official to represent the state in a criminal case brought in a judicial district or designated county.
- letters of attorneyplural of letter of attorney: A power of attorney document.
- attorney of recordIn a legal proceeding, an attorney who has submitted his name to the court or tribunal as the person responsible for representation of the client, irrespective of which attorneys perform work for that client.
- Crown attorneyAn attorney who represents the federal or provincial government in a court of law.
- attorney-client privilegeA legal doctrine that protects certain confidential communications between a lawyer and his or her clients.
- attorney recordThe documentation or information that an attorney maintains about a case or client, such as case files, correspondence, evidence, notes, etc.
- United States AttorneyA title for some attorneys for the federal government of the United States of America. The head of the government attorneys' office and prosecutor's office for a court district in the U.S. federal district court system, which represents …
- warrant of attorneyA document in which someone admits liability for a debt and allows an attorney to admit this in court so that no action will be taken.
- attorney recordsplural of attorney record: The documentation or information that an attorney maintains about a case or client, such as case files, correspondence, evidence, notes, etc.
- attorney generalsplural of attorney general: The chief legal advisor to the government, overseeing legal affairs and ensuring that laws are uniformly and justly applied.
- Scotch attorneySynonym of autograph tree: A tree of species Clusia rosea, of the American tropics, and invasive in Hawaii.
- state's attorneyAlternative form of state attorney: An attorney who is elected or appointed by a local government official to represent the state in a criminal case brought in a judicial district or designated county.
- U.S. AttorneyInitialism of United States Attorney: A title for some attorneys for the federal government of the United States of America. The head of the government attorneys' office and prosecutor's office for a court district in the U.S. federal …
- private attorney generalAn attorney who brings a lawsuit advocating it to be in the public interest on behalf of a citizen or group of citizens.
Compound words 7
- cartooneyAn empty and comically overstated threat of legal action, or a mock legal action.
- attorneydomThe realm or sphere of attorneys.
- attorneyismThe practice, peculiarities or doctrines of attorneys.
- subattorneyA lesser or subsidiary attorney.
- attorneyshipThe office or profession of an attorney.
- attorneyismsplural of attorneyism: The practice, peculiarities or doctrines of attorneys.
- attorneyshipsplural of attorneyship: The office or profession of an attorney.