Attorney at law or attorney-at-law, usually abbreviated in everyday speech to attorney, is the official name for a lawyer in certain jurisdictions, including Japan, Sri Lanka, South Africa, and the United States.
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—Truman Capote (1924–1984)
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—Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902)