Attorneying

noun, slang

noun, slang ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The work of an attorney informal, uncountable

    "I'm presumed to know already what attorney generals do, so I'll pose no crass questions about the attorneying business, and whether it's getting more or less general these days."

Example

More examples

"I'm presumed to know already what attorney generals do, so I'll pose no crass questions about the attorneying business, and whether it's getting more or less general these days."

Etymology

From attorney + -ing.

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