defense lawyer

Noun

Meaning

the lawyer representing the defendant

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

defense attorney guardian guard advocate defender protector backer supporter criminal defense lawyer counsel for the defence counsel for the defense criminal lawyer attorney for the defense legal counsel defending counsel

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Antonyms

procurator prosecution prosecutor prosecuting attorney public prosecutor district attorney

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Hypernyms

lawyer attorney

Examples

Defense lawyer Mona Duckett said the documents in question contain “important information that ought to have been provided at the get-go.” Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

Defense Information Systems Agency Defense Intelligence Agency defense laboratory defense lawyers Defense Logistics Agency defense mechanism