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Inhousecounsel vs Attorney - What's the difference?

inhousecounsel | attorney |

As a noun attorney is

(us) a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.

inhousecounsel

Not English

Inhousecounsel has no English definition. It may be misspelled.

English words similar to 'inhousecounsel':

inquisitional, inquisitorial, insectological

attorney

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
  • An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf.

    • 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

    () * attorney general * attorney-in-fact * attorney-at-law * patent attorney * power of attorney (POA) * trade mark attorney