English Explanatory Dictionary

defense attorney

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
  2. A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.
  3. A lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.

Word forms

defense attorney defense attorneys

Synonyms

defence counsel defender

Translations

Chinese Mandarin: 辯護律師 /辩护律师 Finnish: puolustusasianajaja French: avocat de la défense German: Verteidiger German: Strafverteidiger German: Strafverteidigerin Hebrew: סנגור Hebrew: סנגורית Hebrew: סנגורים Hebrew: סנגוריות Hungarian: védőügyvéd Hungarian: védő Italian: difensore Urdu: وَکِیلِ صَفائی
This entry uses open data from Wiktionary (CC BY-SA/GFDL). Word forms are used for search and are not indexed as separate pages.
Back to search All on D Russian dictionary Dahl dictionary