Attorney

at-tur′ni, n. one legally authorised to act for another—hence the sense of the phrases 'in person' and 'by attorney:' one legally qualified to manage cases in a court of law: a solicitor—a solicitor or attorney prepares cases and does general law busine , while a barrister pleads before the courts: ( pl. ) Attor′neys .— v.t. Attor′ney ( Shak. ), to perform by proxy, to employ as a proxy.— ns. Attor′ney-gen′eral , the first ministerial law-officer of the Crown in England and Ireland: the title of the king's attorney in the duchies of Lancaster and Cornwall, and the county palatine of Durham: in the United States, one of the seven officials who constitute the president's cabinet, the head of the department of Justice; Attor′neyship , Attor′neyism , Attor′neydom .— Attorney-at-law , or Public attorney , a profe ional and duly qualified legal agent; Attorney in fact , or Private attorney , one duly appointed by letter or power of attorney to act for another in matters of contract, money payments, and the like.— Letter warrant , or Power of attorney , the formal instrument by one person authorising another to perform certain acts for him. [O. Fr. atorne —Low L. attorn at us — atornāre , to commit busine to another. See Turn .] Attract to Azymous fāte, fär; mē, hėr; mīne; mōte; mūte; mōōn; th en.