different between attorney vs sidebar

English

Etymology

From Middle English attourne, from Old French atorné, masculine singular past participle of atorner, atourner, aturner ("to attorn", in the sense of "one appointed or constituted").

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??t??(?)ni/
• Rhymes: -??(?)ni

Noun

attorney (plural attorneys)

1. (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
2. (Britain, dated, 19th century and earlier) One such who practised in the courts of the common law (cf solicitor, proctor).
3. (Britain, 20th century and later, rare, usually derogatory) A solicitor.
4. (obsolete outside set phrases) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.
5. (Philippines) A title given to lawyers and notaries public, or those holders by profession who also do other jobs. Usually capitalized or abbreviated as Atty.

Usage notes

• In the "agent" sense, the word is now used to refer to nonlawyers usually only in fixed phrases such as attorney-in-fact or power of attorney.

Synonyms

• mouthpiece (slang)
• advocate

Derived terms

Translations

Verb

attorney (third-person singular simple present attorneys, present participle attorneying, simple past and past participle attorneyed)

1. (rare) To work as a legal attorney.
2. (rare) To provide with a legal attorney.

References

French

Noun

attorney m (plural attorneys)

1. attorney

English

Etymology

From side +? bar.

Pronunciation

Noun

sidebar (plural sidebars)

1. A short news story printed alongside a larger one.
2. A block of information placed at the side of a printed page.
   • 2004 "Height and Weight", GURPS Basic Set 3rd Edition 6th printing page 15

     The tables in the sidebar can be used to determine “average” height and weight, and to provide a slight random variation if desired.

3. (Internet) A block of information placed at the side of a webpage.
4. (US, law) a short conference, between a judge and the attorneys of a case, held outside the hearing of the jury and the spectators at the court
5. (US, law) the place in the courtroom where such a conference happens.
6. An accessory side note or aside made during a conversation, without changing the scope of the audience.
   • 2018, Tom Ellis as Lucifer Morningstar, "Quintessential Deckerstar", Lucifer

     Well, when Charlotte had her mini-death, she went to Hell. Forest haunted her Hell loop and now is haunting her nightmares -- which, sidebar, Dan is also a part of, so things are heating up.

7. A short conversation between a smaller portion of a group held outside the hearing of the rest of the group.
   • 2017 Ben Giroux as Mike Munroe in "Braces for Disaster" Bunsen is a Beast

     May we have a moment to discuss your proposition? Sidebar!
     Let's pick a topic. Sidebar!

Translations

Verb

sidebar (third-person singular simple present sidebars, present participle sidebarring, simple past and past participle sidebarred)

1. (transitive) to place (information) into a sidebar, or as if into a sidebar
   • 15 April 2018 "What's Your Story?" Fear the Walking Dead season 4 episode 1 (50m)

     Morgan "One of them was called Alexandria and then there was a place called the Kingdom. It actually had a king."
     Althea "A king?"
     Morgan "Even had a pet tiger."
     Althea "All right, we're gonna have to sidebar that one. These settlements, were they good places to live?"

Anagrams

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