attorney-at-law
noun
at·tor·ney-at-law ə-ˈtər-nē-ˈat-ˈlȯ 
plural attorneys-at-law
: a practitioner in a court of law who is legally qualified to prosecute and defend actions in such court on the retainer of clients
Synonyms
- advocate
- attorney
- counsel
- counselor
- counsellor
- counselor-at-law
- lawyer
- legal eagle
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Word History
First Known Use
1702, in the meaning defined above
Legal Definition
attorney-at-law
noun
plural attorneys-at-law
: lawyer compare attorney-in-fact
attorneys-at-law
noun
as in lawyers
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations the sign on the door read "Blalock Smith, Attorney-at-Law" Synonyms & Similar Words
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- lawyers
- attorneys
- counsellors
- advocates
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- counselors-at-law
- solicitors
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- legal eagles
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- district attorneys
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- criminal lawyers
- public defenders
- legislators
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- lawmakers
- ambulance chasers
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- mouthpieces
- solons
- shysters
- pettifoggers
- Philadelphia lawyers
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