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Etymology
From Middle English attournen, from Old French atorner (“designate”), from a- (“to”) + torner (“turn”).
Verb
attorn (third-person singular simple present attorns, present participle attorning, simple past and past participle attorned)
- (intransitive, law) To transfer one's obligations from one person to another person.
- (intransitive, law) To consent to the transfer of one's obligations as tenant under a lease to a new landlord.
- (intransitive, law) To acknowledge the jurisdiction of (a particular court) over one's dispute.
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