attorney

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

Translation

n. mwanachama
Word Forms
Pluralattorneys

Phrases & Collocations

defense attorney

mshirika wa mazungu wa mwenyewe

criminal attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu

power of attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu

attorney general

mwenyekiti wa sheria

district attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu wa mkoa

patent attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu wa kusahihisha

letter of attorney

mshiria wa mwenyekiti

prosecuting attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu wa kusahihisha

state attorney

mwenyekiti wa miguu wa nchi

attorney at law

mwenyekiti wa miguu

Example Sentences

The attorney's summation was telling.

Maktaba ya mwanahukumu alitambua.

attorney in fact (=private attorney)

mwanahukumu mwenyewe (=mwanahukumu mwingine)

The attorney craved the court's indulgence.

Mawakili alitaka uvumbe wa mahakama.

an attorney who blew the whistle on governmental corruption.

mwanahukumu ambaye alitambua kushindwa ya serikali.

He acted as attorney for me.

Alikuwa mwanahukumu kwa mimi.

has to consult with an attorney;

anapaswa kushiria na mwanahukumu;

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

kazi ya mwanahukumu kwa jamaa ya mafuta ya hukumu ilikuwa ya kila mwanahusika.

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

Mkuu wa hukumu anapaswa kusimamia mwenyewe na Bunge kwa miguu yake.

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

mwanasheria alimwacha mteja wake kwa adhabu nyepesi.

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

Dawa ya wakili wa ulinzi haiko kila wakati kama ile ya wateja wao.

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

miguu ilikuwa kwa matokeo ya maelezo kutoka kwa Mkuu wa Hukumu.

the Attorney General asked the court to review the sentence.

Mkuu wa Hukumu alitaka mahakama kusaidia kusimamia miguu.

Corporate attorneys negotiated the new contract.

Mwanahukumu wa biashara walimwagilia mshirika mpya.

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

Pingamizi ya wakili wa ulinzi ilikataliwa na hakimu.

a practicing attorney; a practicing Catholic.

mwanahukumu mwenyewe; mwanamuslima mwenyewe.

The judge castigated the attorney for badgering the witness.

Mkuu alimwahudumia mwanahukumu kwa kushindwa kwa mswaku.

accepted the counsel of her attorney;

alipita maelezo ya mwanahukumu wake;

a district attorney who came down hard on drug dealers.

mwanahukumu wa mkoa ambaye alikusimamia kwa mafuta ya mafuta.

Real-world Examples

I am going to call my attorney.

Nanakupa mwenyekiti yangu.

Source: Sherlock Holmes: The Basic Deduction Method Season 2

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

Kufanya mwenyekiti wa U.S. kwa mabishari, kufanya mabishari.

Source: Connection Magazine

The Louisiana State Bar believed I was an attorney.

Bar ya Louisiana State walitaka kwamba mimi ni mwenyekiti.

Source: The Best Mom

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

Mzee McLelland alikuwa mwenyekiti wa mkoa wa Kaufman, Texas.

Source: CNN Listening Collection April 2013

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

Alikuwa mwenyekiti mwa U.S. mwenyekiti mwa miji ya Cleveland.

Source: NPR News Compilation April 2022

So you bought new clothes to impress an attorney.

Kwa hiyo umepiga paka mpya kusogea mwenyekiti.

Source: American TV series Person of Interest Season 4

Not great. They hired divorce attorneys.

Sio mazuri. Waliwapa mwenyekiti wa kusogea.

Source: The Big Bang Theory Season 8

The court appointed an attorney for the accused man.

Mwaka alipewa mwenyekiti kwa mwanamalimba.

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

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

Kuna mwenyekiti wanaoishi huko, kama John Elmore.

Source: The Washington Post

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

Umetumia haki ya kumewekana mwenyekiti wakati wa kusogea.

Source: Desperate Housewives (Audio Version) Season 4

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