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attorney — 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 … Financial and business terms
right to counsel — noun assistance of counsel, guaranty to be represented, right of representation, right to consult an attorney, right to legal assistance, Sixth Amendment Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 right to counsel … Law dictionary
attorney-client privilege — noun confidential relationship, confidentiality, fiduciary privilege, immunity from divulging confidences, nondisclosable relationship, private relationship, privileged relationship Generally:{{}}protected relationship… … Law dictionary
attorney's lien — n. An encumbrance asserted by a lawyer against a client s file, money or property as security for unpaid legal fees. Strictly limited right to assert such a lien in most jurisdictions, and prohibited by ethical rules in others. Also referred to… … Law dictionary
Attorney General v. X — or the X Case was a 1992 Supreme Court of Ireland case which established the right of Irish women to an abortion if a pregnant woman s life was at risk because of pregnancy, including the risk of suicide.The case involved a 14 year old girl… … Wikipedia
ATTORNEY — 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
Right-to-work law — Right to work laws are statutes enforced in twenty two U.S. states, mostly in the southern or western U.S., allowed under provisions of the Taft Hartley Act, which prohibit agreements between trade unions and employers making membership or… … Wikipedia
Right of Presentation — Right of Presentation † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right of Presentation Out of gratitude for the foundation or endownment of churches and benefices, the Church grants founders, if they wish to reserve it, the right of patronage, the… … Catholic encyclopedia
Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson — Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Right Honourable Sir John Sparrow David Thompson Jurist and first Catholic Premier of Canada, b. at Halifax, Nova Scotia, 10 Nov., 1844; d. at Windsor Castle,… … Catholic encyclopedia
Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell — SCCInfoBox case name=Attorney General of Canada v. Lavell; Isaac v. Bédard full case name=The Attorney General of Canada v. Jeannette Vivian Corbiere Lavell; Richard Isaac, Leonard Staats, Clarence Jamieson, Rena Hill, Norman Lickers, William… … Wikipedia
