duty solicitor

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.

Word forms

duty solicitor duty solicitors

Synonyms

duty counsel
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