attorney

[US]/əˈtɜːni/
[UK]/əˈtɜːrni/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. representant
Word Forms
Pluralattorneys

Phrases & Collocations

defense attorney

forsvarsadvokat

criminal attorney

kriminell advokat

power of attorney

makt av advokat

attorney general

justisminister

district attorney

fylkesadvokat

patent attorney

patentadvokat

letter of attorney

brev fra advokat

prosecuting attorney

anklageradvokat

state attorney

statens advokat

attorney at law

advokat i rett

Example Sentences

The attorney's summation was telling.

Annenkjenningens oppsummering var fortærende.

attorney in fact (=private attorney)

advokat i fakta (=privat advokat)

The attorney craved the court's indulgence.

Advokaten ønsket å få rettens velvilje.

an attorney who blew the whistle on governmental corruption.

en advokat som gav beskjed om korruption i staten.

He acted as attorney for me.

Han virket som advokat for meg.

has to consult with an attorney;

må konsultere en advokat;

The attorney's work for the legal aid society was extracurricular.

Annenkjenningens arbeid for rettshjelpsselskapet var ekstrakurikulært.

the Attorney General is answerable only to Parliament for his decisions.

attorney generalen er bare ansvarlig for parlamentet for sine beslutninger.

The attorney got her client off with a slap on the wrist.

Advokaten fikk klienten sin fri med en lett straff.

the stake of defence attorneys is not always coincident with that of their clients.

interessen til forsvareradvokatene er ikke alltid sammenfallende med den til kundene.

the decision was taken on foot of advice from the Attorney General.

beslutningen ble tatt på grunn av råd fra statsadvokaten.

the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence.

statsadvokaten ba retten om å vurdere dommen.

Corporate attorneys negotiated the new contract.

Selskapsadvokatene forhandlet den nye avtalen.

The defense attorney's objection was overruled by the judge.

Forsvarsadvokatens innsigelse ble avvist av dommeren.

a practicing attorney; a practicing Catholic.

en praktiserende advokat; en praktiserende katolik.

The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness.

Dommeren straffet advokaten for å plage vitnet.

accepted the counsel of her attorney;

tok imot råd fra sin advokat;

a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers.

en byrettsadvokat som hadde hard linje mot narkotikahandlerne.

Real-world Examples

I am going to call my attorney.

Jeg skal ringe min advokat.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

Forget the U.S. attorney, forget the prosecutors.

Glem den amerikanske federaladvokaten, glem også anklagerne.

Source: Connection Magazine

The Louisiana State Bar believed I was an attorney.

Louisiana State Bar trodde jeg var en advokat.

Source: The Best Mom

Mr. McLelland was district attorney for Kaufman County, Texas.

Herr McLelland var fylkesadvokat i Kaufman County, Texas.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2013

He is a former U.S. attorney based in Cleveland.

Han var tidligere federaladvokat med base i Cleveland.

Source: NPR News Compilation April 2022

So you bought new clothes to impress an attorney.

Så du kjøpte nye klær for å imponere en advokat.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Not great. They hired divorce attorneys.

Ikke så bra. De ansatte ekteførsegsadvokater.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.

Domstolen utnevnte en advokat for den anklagede mannen.

Source: Liu Yi's breakthrough of 5000 English vocabulary words.

There are some local attorneys on the ground, including John Elmore.

Det er noen lokale advokater på stedet, inkludert John Elmore.

Source: The Washington Post

You have the right to have an attorney present during questioning.

Du har retten til å ha en advokat til stede under avhør.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

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