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  • 1Attorney-client privilege — is a legal concept that protects communications between a client and his or her attorney and keeps those communications confidential. The policy underlying this privilege is that of encouraging open and honest communication between clients and… …

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  • 2ATTORNEY — ATTORNEY, justice américaine L’attorney at law , ou lawyer , est aux États Unis le correspondant de l’avocat français. Mais il n’est pas seulement un auxiliaire de la justice, intervenant moyennant un pourcentage qui peut atteindre 50 p. 100 des… …

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  • 3attorney — at·tor·ney /ə tər nē/ n pl neys [Anglo French atorné legal representative, from past participle of atorner to designate, appoint, from Old French, to prepare, arrange see attorn]: a person authorized to act on another s behalf; esp: lawyer see… …

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  • 4Attorney General — n pl attorneys general or attorney generals: the chief law officer of a nation or state who represents the government in litigation and serves as its principal legal advisor Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 5attorney-client privilege — noun confidential relationship, confidentiality, fiduciary privilege, immunity from divulging confidences, nondisclosable relationship, private relationship, privileged relationship Generally:{{}}protected relationship… …

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  • 6Attorney's fee — Attorney fees (note that the use of the word attorney connotes lawyers broadly: solicitors and barristers) are the costs of legal representation that an attorney s client or a party to a lawsuit incurs. Attorney s fees are assessed in a number of …

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  • 7Attorney-client matching — (ACM), which has sometimes been referred to as online legal matching, is a subset of legal advertising that allows participating attorneys to be matched with potential clients seeking legal representation. ACM websites allow users to submit their …

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  • 8attorney-in-fact — A person named in a written power of attorney document to act on behalf of the person who signs the document, called the principal. The attorney in fact s power and responsibilities depend on the specific powers granted in the power of attorney… …

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  • 9attorney — at‧tor‧ney [əˈtɜːni ǁ ɜːr ] noun attorneys PLURALFORM [countable] LAW 1. a person who has the legal right to do things and make decisions on someone else s behalf: • He appointed her his attorney. see also power of attorney …

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  • 10ATTORNEY — ATTORNEY. Biblical law requires that the two parties to the dispute shall appear before the Lord, before the priests or magistrates (Deut. 19:17), i.e., in person and not by proxy. It was considered essential that the court should hear all… …

    Encyclopedia of Judaism