Attorney Definition–noun, plural -neys. | 1. | a lawyer; attorney-at-law. | | 2. | an attorney-in-fact; agent. | |
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the chief law officer of a state or nation and the legal adviser to the chief executive. The office is common in almost every country in which the legal system of England has taken root.attorney, power of
authorization to act as agent or attorney for another. Common-law and civil-law systems differ considerably with respect to powers of attorney, and there is also considerable diversity among the ...
procedural law
A common-law trial typically begins with the attorneys for the plaintiff and the defendant making opening statements, outlining what each conceives to be the nature of the case and what each hopes to ...
Virgin Islands
The law of the colony is made up of both the common law of England and statutory law, or locally enacted legislation. It is administered by the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court, courts of summary ...
examination
in law, the interrogation of a witness by attorneys or by a judge. In Anglo-American proceedings an examination usually begins with direct examination (called examination in chief in England) by the ...
Virgin Islands
The islands are a crown colony with a governor, appointed by the British crown, who is responsible for defense and internal security, external affairs, and the civil service. He exercises his powers ...
Kleindienst, Richard Gordon
American government official and attorney (b. Aug. 5, 1923, Winslow, Ariz.-d. Feb. 3, 2000, Prescott, Ariz.), served as U.S. attorney general under Pres. Richard Nixon from 1972 to 1973; he resigned ...
Holder, Eric
American lawyer who served as U.S. attorney for the District of Columbia (1993-97) and as deputy U.S. attorney general (1997-2001). After Barack Obama was elected president in 2008, he nominated ...
evidence
Judges and attorneys in common-law courts regard the opportunity to cross-examine as a guarantee of the reliability and completeness of testimony by a witness. Under the perfect operation of the ...
McReynolds, James (Clark)
U.S. Supreme Court justice (1914-41) who was a leading force in striking down the early New Deal program of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. |
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