(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession. / (UK, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law.

(intransitive, rare) To work as a legal attorney. / (transitive, rare) To provide with a legal attorney.

plural of attorney

(informal) The work of an attorney

simple past tense and past participle of attorney

(law) The fee charged by an attorney for work done in relation to a lawsuit or other work done by an attorney.

(law) The right of an attorney to retain a client's papers until the attorney's fees have been paid.

plural of attorney's lien

(law, US): Evidence which a party to a lawsuit does not have to reveal during the discovery process because it represents the thought process of the attorney preparing for trial.

plural of attorneys fee (alternative spelling of attorney's fees).