As nouns the difference between fiscal and attorney
is that fiscal is a public official in certain countries having control of public revenue while attorney is a lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
As an adjective fiscal
is related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
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
fiscal
Etymology 1
From (etyl) fiscal, from (etyl) – see (fiscus) and (fisc).
Adjective
(
en adjective)
Related to the treasury of a country, company, region or city, particularly to government spending and revenue.
(proscribed) Pertaining to finance and money in general; financial.
Usage notes
* Not to be confused with (financial), which refers to money generally, particularly lending and banking, rather than narrowly to a treasury.
Noun
(
en noun)
A public official in certain countries having control of public revenue.
(British, Scottish law) Procurator fiscal, a public prosecutor.
(legal) In certain countries, including Spain, Portugal, the Netherlands, and former colonies of these countries and certain British colonies, solicitor or attorney general.
Related terms
* fisc
See also
* finance, financial
Etymology 2
After (etyl)
Noun
(
en noun)
Any of various African shrikes of the genus Lanius .
See also
* (Lanius)
* (Lanius)
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