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at·tor·ney [Am əˈtɜ:rni] N Am (lawyer)

attorney
Anwalt(Anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wäl·te>
civil/criminal attorney
defense attorney
Verteidiger(in) m (f) <-s, ->
power of attorney

At·tor·ney ˈGe·ner·al <pl Attornies General> N

Attorney General (in UK)
Generalstaatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>
Attorney General (in UK)
Kronanwalt(-anwältin) m (f)
Attorney General (in USA)
Justizminister [und Generalstaatsanwalt](Justizministerin [und Generalstaatsanwältin]) m (f)

dis·trict at·ˈtor·ney N, DA N Am

district attorney
Staatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>
district attorney (state prosecuting attorney)
Staatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) eines Einzelstaates <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>
district attorney (state prosecuting attorney)
Bezirksstaatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>

at·tor·ney-at-ˈlaw <pl attorneys-at-law> N Am (lawyer)

attorney-at-law
Anwalt(Anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wäl·te>

pow·er of at·ˈtor·ney <pl powers of attorney> N LAW

1. power of attorney no pl (right):

power of attorney
unlimited power of attorney
Generalvollmacht f <-, -en>

2. power of attorney (document):

power of attorney
Bevollmächtigung f <-, -en> spec
Prokura f <-, Pro·ku̱·ren> spec

individual power of attorney N ECON LAW

joint power of attorney N TRANS PROCESS

portfolio power of attorney N ECON LAW

power of attorney N ECON LAW

unlimited power of attorney N ECON LAW

power of attorney granted to a bank N ECON LAW

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

Attorney General
Generalstaatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>
prosecuting attorney
Staatsanwalt(-anwältin) m (f) <-(e)s, -wälte; -, -nen>
defense attorney
Verteidiger(in) m (f) <-s, ->

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