Attorney

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One put in the place, turn, or stead of another, to manage his affairs; one who manages the affairs of another by direction of his principal. Spelman; Termes de la Ley. One who acts for another by virtue of an appointment by the latter. Attorney in Fact. A person to whom the authority of another, who is called ihe “constituent,” is by him lawfully delegated. Attorney at Law. A person licensed to manage causes in court for the parties thereto. In England, attorneys at law are divided into barristers or counsel, who are advocates admitted to plead at the bar, and solicitors or attorneys who engage in the drawing of pleadings, preparation of evidence, etc. These latter are called “attorneys” in courts of law, “solicitors” in courts of equity, and “proctors” in admiralty. The distinction between barristers and attorneys or solicitors obtained for a time in some of the United States, but is now obsolete.

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One put in the place, turn, or stead of another, to manage his affairs; one who manages the affairs of another by direction of his principal. Spelman; Termes de la Ley. One who acts for another by virtue of an appointment by the latter. Attorney in Fact. A person to whom the authority of another, who is called ihe “constituent,” is by him lawfully delegated. Attorney at Law. A person licensed to manage causes in court for the parties thereto. In England, attorneys at law are divided into barristers or counsel, who are advocates admitted to plead at the bar, and solicitors or attorneys who engage in the drawing of pleadings, preparation of evidence, etc. These latter are called “attorneys” in courts of law, “solicitors” in courts of equity, and “proctors” in admiralty. The distinction between barristers and attorneys or solicitors obtained for a time in some of the United States, but is now obsolete.

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