defense attorney
Courtroom accused representative
A defense attorney is a lawyer who represents people accused of crimes, working to protect their legal rights and argue their case in court.
The term applies whether the attorney is privately hired or court-appointed.
In civil cases, the equivalent role is called defense counsel.
The defense attorney argued for dismissal of the charges.
One who hires professionals
- counselExpert guidance offered
- pleaFormal request or defense
- acquittalFormal clearing of charges
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
objection · testimony · evidence · alibi · closing argument · reasonable doubt · burden of proof · not guilty
Stand in for
- pleadAsk urgently or formally
- defendProtect from harm
- argueVerbally oppose another's view
- objectTangible entity or aim
cross-examine · advocate · litigation · trial · verdict · jury · judge · prosecution
client
One who hires professionals
cross-examination · objection · testimony · evidence · alibi · closing argument · reasonable doubt · burden of proof · not guilty · innocent
represent
Stand in for
object · cross-examine · advocate · litigation · trial · verdict · jury · judge · prosecution · witness
- legallawyer, judge, jury, trial, verdict
- legal termstrial, legal, appeal, lawsuit, law
- court proceedingstrial, arraignment, verdict, hearing, testimony
- Criminal Procedurearraignment, arrest, grand jury, investigation, guilty plea
- courtroomjudge, jury, oath taking, lawyer, bench
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
defense attorneyprosecutor
Government's trial lawyer
prosecuting attorney · district attorney · state's attorney · DA · crown prosecutor
defense attorneyprosecution
Pursuing legal charges
prosecutor · accuser · plaintiff · the crown · complainant
defense, defender, attorney, defensive, defendant, defenders, undefended, defensively, defensiveness