- public attorney
- An attorney at law.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
public attorney
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public attorney — index district attorney, jurist Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
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Attorney — At*tor ney, n.; pl. {Attorneys}. [OE. aturneye, OF. atorn[ e], p. p. of atorner: cf. LL. atturnatus, attornatus, fr. attornare. See {Attorn}.] 1. A substitute; a proxy; an agent. [Obs.] [1913 Webster] And will have no attorney but myself. Shak.… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
attorney — early 14c. (mid 13c. in Anglo Latin), from O.Fr. atorné (one) appointed, pp. of aturner to decree, assign, appoint, from atorner (see ATTORN (Cf. attorn)). The legal Latin form attornare influenced the spelling in Anglo French. The sense is of… … Etymology dictionary
Attorney general — In most common law jurisdictions, the attorney general, or attorney general, is the main legal advisor to the government, and in some jurisdictions he or she may also have executive responsibility for law enforcement or responsibility for public… … Wikipedia
attorney — In the most general sense this term denotes an agent or substitute, or one who is appointed and authorized to act in the place or stead of another. An agent, or one acting on behalf of another. Sherts v. Fulton Nat. Bank of Lancaster, 342 Pa. 337 … Black's law dictionary
attorney — In the most general sense this term denotes an agent or substitute, or one who is appointed and authorized to act in the place or stead of another. An agent, or one acting on behalf of another. Sherts v. Fulton Nat. Bank of Lancaster, 342 Pa. 337 … Black's law dictionary
public — The whole body politic, or the aggregate of the citizens of a state, nation, or municipality. The inhabitants of a state, county, or community. In one sense, everybody, and accordingly the body of the people at large; the community at large,… … Black's law dictionary
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public defender — n: a lawyer usu. holding public office who represents criminal defendants unable to pay for legal assistance Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. public defender … Law dictionary
