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Definition: ATTORNEYS

Part of Speech Definition
Noun Plural 1. Plural inflection of the noun attorney.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Noun Base
(attorney)		 1. A professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.[Wordnet].
2. A substitute; a proxy; an agent.[Websters].
3. One who is legally appointed by another to transact any business for him; an attorney in fact.[Websters].
4. A legal agent qualified to act for suitors and defendants in legal proceedings; an attorney at law.[Websters].
Verb Present Tense 1. Present tense conjugation of the verb attorney.[Eve - graph theoretic]
Verb Base
(attorney)		 1. To perform by proxy; to employ as a proxy.[Websters].
2. Base verb from the following inflections: attorneying, attorneyed, attorneys, attorneyer, attorneyers, attorneyingly and attorneyedly.[Eve - graph theoretic]

Sources: compiled from various sources, (under license) copyright 2008.

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"Attorneys" is a common misspelling or typo for: attorney's.

Date "Attorneys" was first used in popular English literature: sometime before 1518. (references)

Common Expressions: ATTORNEYS

Expressions Definition
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys The International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys, also called International Federation of Industrial Property Attorneys or FICPI, an acronym for Fédération Internationale des Conseils en Propriété Industrielle in French, is a non-political, international, professional body of intellectual property professionals, i.e. patent attorneys and trademark attorneys, in private practice, as opposed to intellectual property professionals working in the industry. FICPI was established on September 1, 1906 and is based in Basel, Switzerland. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Specialty Expressions: ATTORNEYS

Expressions Domain Definition
Deputy district attorneys Law DEPUTY DISTRICT ATTORNEYS. The Act of Congress of March 3, 1815, 2 Story L. U.S. 1530, authorizes and directs the district attorneys of the United States to appoint by warrant, an attorney as their substitute or deputy in all cases when necessary to sue or prosecute for the United States, in any of the state or county courts, by that act invested with certain jurisdiction, within the sphere of whose jurisdiction the said district attorneys do not themselves reside or practice; and the said substitute or deputy shall be sworn or affirmed to the faithful execution of his duty. (references)

Source: compiled by the editor from various references; see credits.

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Topics by Level of Interest: ATTORNEYS

Topics sorted by level of Interest Level (1=low, 600=high)     Topics sorted Alphabetically Level (1=low, 600=high)
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy 600     Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys 6
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy timeline 292     Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys 4
Guantanamo Bay attorneys 166     Consumer Attorneys of California 3
Dismissed U.S. attorneys summary 103     Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy 600
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings 76     Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy documents 36
Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy documents 36     Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy hearings 76
List of District Attorneys by county 24     Dismissal of U.S. attorneys controversy timeline 292
List of Attorneys General of Louisiana 17     Dismissed U.S. attorneys summary 103
List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin 13     District Attorneys Association of the State of New York 5
List of Minnesota Attorneys General 11     Guantanamo Bay attorneys 166
List of Iowa Attorneys General 10     International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys 6
List of disbarred attorneys 9     List of Attorneys General of California 6
List of Attorneys General of Missouri 8     List of Attorneys General of Louisiana 17
List of California District Attorneys 8     List of Attorneys General of Missouri 8
List of Attorneys General of North Dakota 8     List of Attorneys General of North Dakota 8
National Association of Attorneys General 8     List of Attorneys General of Wisconsin 13
List of West Virginia Attorneys General 7     List of California District Attorneys 8
International Federation of Intellectual Property Attorneys 6     List of disbarred attorneys 9
Advisory Committee of U.S. Attorneys 6     List of District Attorneys by county 24
List of Attorneys General of California 6     List of Iowa Attorneys General 10
List of patent attorneys and agents 5     List of Minnesota Attorneys General 11
Order of Attorneys of Brazil 5     List of patent attorneys and agents 5
District Attorneys Association of the State of New York 5     List of US Assistant Attorneys General 4
National State Attorneys General Program 4     List of West Virginia Attorneys General 7
List of US Assistant Attorneys General 4     National Association of Attorneys General 8
Chartered Institute of Patent Attorneys 4     National State Attorneys General Program 4
Soul Attorneys 3     Order of Attorneys of Brazil 5
Texas District and County Attorneys Association 3     Soul Attorneys 3
Consumer Attorneys of California 3     Texas District and County Attorneys Association 3

Source: the editor, created by/for EVE to gauge likely levels of human interest in linguistically triggered topics (compiled across various sources, such as Wikipedia and specialty expression glosses).

"attorneys" is a common misspelling or typo for: attorney's.

Synonyms: attorneys
Position Synonyms (sorted by strength)

Noun

 lawyers, advocates, bar, attorney, solicitors, barrister, counsel, lawyer, solicitor, agents, counsels, law.
Consider also: barristers, counsellors, factors, prosecutors, representatives, auctioneers, underwriters, commissaries, pleaders, practitioners, briefs, brokers, delegates, plenipotentiaries, proctors, proxies, substitutes, conveyancers, keys, secretaries.

Other

 lawyering, lawyerly.
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Computed Synonyms: attorneys

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   39.1086   attorneys     representatives     substitutes, exponents, envoys, commissaries, ambassadors   
 2   38.1090   attorneys     counsellors     advisors, advocators, attorneyers, counsels, recommenders   
 3   29.1194   attorneys     assignees     assigns, agents, grantees, transferees, deputies   
 4   26.1091   attorneys     intercessors     advocates, solicitors, lawyers, counsels, barristers   
 5   22.1092   attorneys     pleaders     barristers, lawyers, solicitors, counsels, intercessors   
 6   17.1092   attorneys     proctors     agents, deputies, surveyors, keepers, overlookers   
 7   13.1090   attorneys     substitutes     replaces, surrogates, changes, deputies, renews   
 8   13.1089   attorneys     commissaries     commissioners, representatives, quartermasters, legates, substitutes   
 9   12.1193   attorneys     advisers     counsellors, mentors, advocates, advices, lawyers   
 10   12.1093   attorneys     trustees     conservators, tutors, managers, receivers, wardens   
 11   11.1093   attorneys     nominees     aspirants, proxies, agents, contenders, trustees   
 12   11.1093   attorneys     mandatories     compulsories, imperatives, bindings, mandataries, indispensables   
 13   11.1093   attorneys     exponents     representatives, interpreters, indexes, agents, deputies   
 14   11.1091   attorneys     surrogates     substitutes, deputies, replacements, representatives, alternates   
 15   11.1086   attorneys     plenipotentiaries     proxies, plenaries, absolutes, representatives, assignees   
--------------------     161 synonyms ranked from 16 to 176 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Synonyms via Expressions: attorneys

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Word

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   1.0091   attorneys     the bar     advocacy, bar, the gentlemen of the robe   
Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Computed Expressions: attorneys

 Rank

 Intensity 

 Expression

 Synonyms

 Synonyms of synonym

 1   2.7884   attorneys general     office of the attorney general     power of attorney, attorney's office   
 2   2.2076   attorneys general     regional offices of the INSs     office of the attorney general, power of attorney   
 3   2.1891   attorneys general     attorney's office     attorneyship, office of the attorney general   
 4   2.0991   attorneys general     attorneyship     bar, legal profession   
 5   2.0884   attorneys general     power of attorney     proxy, procuration   
 6   2.0179   attorneys general     no answer but a comment     power of attorney, attorney's office   
 7   2.0084   attorneys general     proxy     procuration, power of attorney   
 8   2.0084   attorneys general     procuration     proxy, power of attorney   
 9   1.8896   Mexico city district attorneys office     Mexico city's district attorney's office     yes   
 10   1.1589   attorneys and agents     authorized agent     agent, attorney   
 11   1.1184   attorneys and agents     authorized person     authorized, empowered   
 12   1.1065   Mexico city district attorneys office     yes     thous, yea   
 13   1.0887   attorneys and agents     attorney     lawyer, advocate   
 14   1.0183   attorneys and agents     authorizer     allower, empowerer   
 15   1.0183   attorneys and agents     assignee     assign, agent   
--------------------     5 expressions ranked from 16 to 20 abridged     --------------------

Source: calculated by Eve using graph theory. "Intensity" is a score indicating the number of overlapping cliques where the word pair is found (an integer before the decimal); the first digit after the decimal is the number of overlapping terminal characters up to 9; the second characters is number of leading common characters up to 9; the last two digits measure the Levenshtein distance subtracted from 100. Top

Translations: ATTORNEYS

Language Translations (or nearest inflections or synonyms, in parentheses)
Al Arabiya محام (lawyer, attorney, advocate, attorneys, attorney at law), مُحَامٍ (lawyer, advocate, attorney, advocated, advocates), أَفُوكَاتُو (advocate, advocated, advocates, advocating, attorney). Additional references: Al Arabiya, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Al Fus-Ha محام (lawyer, attorney, advocate, attorneys, attorney at law), مُحَامٍ (lawyer, advocate, attorney, advocated, advocates), أَفُوكَاتُو (advocate, advocated, advocates, advocating, attorney). Additional references: Al Fus-Ha, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Arabic محام (lawyer, attorney, advocate, attorneys, attorney at law), مُحَامٍ (lawyer, advocate, attorney, advocated, advocates), أَفُوكَاتُو (advocate, advocated, advocates, advocating, attorney). Additional references: Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Bahasa Indonesia pengacara (attorney, advocate, solicitor, lawyer, bar). Additional references: Bahasa Indonesia, Indonesia, Java, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Bohemian zmocněnec (attorney, exponent, deputy, fiduciary, warrantee), advokáti (attorneys, lawyers, solicitors). Additional references: Bohemian, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Brazilian Portuguese advogados (attorneys, counsel, lawyers). Additional references: Brazilian Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Danish advokater (attorneys). Additional references: Central Danish, Denmark, Germany, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Central Tai ทนาย (attorney, advocate, attorneys, lawyer, procurator). Additional references: Central Tai, Thailand, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Cestina zmocněnec (attorney, exponent, deputy, fiduciary, warrantee), advokáti (attorneys, lawyers, solicitors). Additional references: Cestina, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Simplified 律师 (lawyer, attorney, barrister, lawyers, solicitor), 国际刑事辩护律师协会 (international criminal defence attorneys association). Additional references: Chinese Simplified, China, Brunei, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Chinese Traditional 律師 (lawyer, attorney, barrister, advocate, solicitor). Additional references: Chinese Traditional, China, Brunei, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Czech zmocněnec (attorney, exponent, deputy, fiduciary, warrantee), advokáti (attorneys, lawyers, solicitors). Additional references: Czech, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Daco-Rumanian împuternicit (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Daco-Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Danish advokater (attorneys). Additional references: Danish, Denmark, Germany, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Dansk advokater (attorneys). Additional references: Dansk, Denmark, Germany, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Dari هكيل (advocate, advocates, attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Dari, Iran, Indo-European, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Deutsch Rechtsanwälte (attorneys, barristers, lawyers, jurists, practitioners), Anwälte (attorneys, lawyers, advocates). Additional references: Deutsch, Germany, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Dutch advocaten (attorneys, counsel), advocaat (lawyer, advocate, solicitor, barrister, egg nog). Additional references: Dutch, Netherlands, Aruba, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Filipino abogado (attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Filipino, Philippines, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Finnish asiamies (attorney, proxy, agent, attorneys, commissaries). Additional references: Finnish, Finland, Russia (Europe), attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Français Avocats (attorneys, lawyers, advocates, avocados), les mandataires (attorneys). Additional references: Français, France, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
French Avocats (attorneys, lawyers, advocates, avocados), les mandataires (attorneys). Additional references: French, France, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
German Rechtsanwälte (attorneys, barristers, lawyers, jurists, practitioners), Anwälte (attorneys, lawyers, advocates). Additional references: German, Germany, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek δικηγόροσ (attorney, attorneys, barrister, jurist, jurists). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Greek (transliteration) dhikigoros (attorney, attorneys, barrister, jurist, jurists). Additional references: Greek, Greece, Albania, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Hebrew ךרוע ןיד (advocate, advocated, advocates, attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Hebrew, Israel, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
High Arabic محام (lawyer, attorney, advocate, attorneys, attorney at law), مُحَامٍ (lawyer, advocate, attorney, advocated, advocates), أَفُوكَاتُو (advocate, advocated, advocates, advocating, attorney). Additional references: High Arabic, Saudi Arabia, Algeria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
High German Rechtsanwälte (attorneys, barristers, lawyers, jurists, practitioners), Anwälte (attorneys, lawyers, advocates). Additional references: High German, Germany, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Hochdeutsch Rechtsanwälte (attorneys, barristers, lawyers, jurists, practitioners), Anwälte (attorneys, lawyers, advocates). Additional references: Hochdeutsch, Germany, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Hungarian ügyvéd (lawyer, barrister, attorney, counsel, advocate). Additional references: Hungarian, Hungary, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Indonesian pengacara (attorney, advocate, solicitor, lawyer, bar). Additional references: Indonesian, Indonesia, Java, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Isizulu meli (attorney, attorneys, jurist, jurists, mare). Additional references: Isizulu, South Africa, Malawi, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Italian rappresentanti legali (attorneys), avvocati (advocates, attorneys, gentlemen of the long robe, gentlemen of the robe, lawyers). Additional references: Italian, Italy, Croatia, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Ivrit ךרוע ןיד (advocate, advocated, advocates, attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Ivrit, Israel, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Japanese 弁護士 (lawyer, attorney, counsel, advocate, attorney-at-law), 代理人 (agent, proxy, attorney, representative, deputy). Additional references: Japanese, Japan, Taiwan, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Magyar ügyvéd (lawyer, barrister, attorney, counsel, advocate). Additional references: Magyar, Hungary, Austria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Moldavian împuternicit (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Moldavian, Romania, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Norwegian Advokater (attorneys, advocates). Additional references: Norwegian, Norway, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Parsi هكيل (advocate, advocates, attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Parsi, Iran, Indo-European, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian هكيل (advocate, advocates, attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Persian, Iran, Indo-European, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Persian (Farsi) هكيل (advocate, advocates, attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Persian (Farsi), Iran, Indo-European, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Pilipino abogado (attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Pilipino, Philippines, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Polish adwokat (attorney, barrister, lawyer, advocate, counsel). Additional references: Polish, Poland, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Polnisch adwokat (attorney, barrister, lawyer, advocate, counsel). Additional references: Polnisch, Poland, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Polski adwokat (attorney, barrister, lawyer, advocate, counsel). Additional references: Polski, Poland, Czech Republic, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Portuguese advogados (attorneys, lawyers, counsel). Additional references: Portuguese, Portugal, Angola, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Romanian împuternicit (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Romanian, Romania, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Rumanian împuternicit (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Rumanian, Romania, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Ruotsi ombud (representative, agent, delegate, proxy, attorney), advokater (advocates, attorneys, lawyers). Additional references: Ruotsi, Sweden, Finland, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian атторнеи (attorneys), Международная ассоциация адвокатов по уголовному праву (international criminal defence attorneys association). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Russian (transliteration) attornei (attorneys), mezhdunarodnaya assotsiatsiya advokatov po ugolovnomu pravu (international criminal defence attorneys association). Additional references: Russian, Russia, China, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki атторнеи (attorneys), Международная ассоциация адвокатов по уголовному праву (international criminal defence attorneys association). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Russki (transliteration) attornei (attorneys), mezhdunarodnaya assotsiatsiya advokatov po ugolovnomu pravu (international criminal defence attorneys association). Additional references: Russki, Russia, China, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Siamese ทนาย (attorney, advocate, attorneys, lawyer, procurator). Additional references: Siamese, Thailand, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Sjaelland advokater (attorneys). Additional references: Sjaelland, Denmark, Germany, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovak advokáti (attorneys). Additional references: Slovak, Slovakia, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Slovakian advokáti (attorneys). Additional references: Slovakian, Slovakia, Hungary, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Spanish procuradores (attorneys, procurators), poderhabientes (attorneys). Additional references: Spanish, Spain, Mexico, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Standard Thai ทนาย (attorney, advocate, attorneys, lawyer, procurator). Additional references: Standard Thai, Thailand, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomea asiamies (attorney, proxy, agent, attorneys, commissaries). Additional references: Suomea, Finland, Russia (Europe), attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Suomi asiamies (attorney, proxy, agent, attorneys, commissaries). Additional references: Suomi, Finland, Russia (Europe), attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Svenska ombud (representative, agent, delegate, proxy, attorney), advokater (advocates, attorneys, lawyers). Additional references: Svenska, Sweden, Finland, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Swedish ombud (representative, agent, delegate, proxy, attorney), advokater (advocates, attorneys, lawyers). Additional references: Swedish, Sweden, Finland, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Tagalog abogado (attorney, attorneys, lawyer). Additional references: Tagalog, Philippines, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Thai ทนาย (attorney, advocate, attorneys, lawyer, procurator). Additional references: Thai, Thailand, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Thaiklang ทนาย (attorney, advocate, attorneys, lawyer, procurator). Additional references: Thaiklang, Thailand, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Turkish vekil (attorney, deputy, procurator, representative, substitute), avukatlar (attorneys, the bar, the gentlemen of the robe). Additional references: Turkish, Turkey, Bulgaria, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian Повiрений (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Ukrainian, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Ukrainian (transliteration) povireniy (attorney, attorneys). Additional references: Ukrainian, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Zulu meli (attorney, attorneys, jurist, jurists, mare). Additional references: Zulu, South Africa, Malawi, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
Zunda meli (attorney, attorneys, jurist, jurists, mare). Additional references: Zunda, South Africa, Malawi, attorneys. (volunteer & more translations)
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Constructed Language Translations: ATTORNEYS

Language Translations for “attorneys” or closest synonym(s); back translations in parentheses.
Pig Latin attorneysway (attorneys). Additional references: Pig Latin, attorneys. (volunteer)
Terran B advokato (attorneys). Additional references: Terran B, attorneys. (volunteer)
Source: compiled by the editor. Top