Dictionary
at•tor•ney-at-law
Pronunciation: (u-tûr'nē-ut-lô'), [key]—
n.,
—pl. at•tor•neys-at-law.
Law.
an officer of the court authorized to appear before it as a representative of a party to a legal controversy.
Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.