defense team
Accused's legal representatives
A defense team is the group of lawyers, investigators, and other professionals representing someone accused of a crime.
The term appears constantly in legal reporting: The defense team filed a motion to suppress evidence.
In sports, defense team can refer to the players responsible for preventing the opposition from scoring.
- lawyersLicensed legal practitioners
- attorneysLicensed legal practitioners
- lead counselSenior attorney managing case
- counselExpert guidance offered
- courtroomJudicial proceedings chamber
trial · not guilty · verdict · acquittal · plea deal · cross-examination · sworn testimony · objection · closing argument · witness · opening statement · jury · legal strategy · case file · innocence · alibi · evidence · prosecutor
- Criminal Defenseright to counsel, legal counsel, not guilty, innocence, plea bargain
- lawyer groupsbar associations, bar association, law society, Inns of Court, professional guilds
- Courts-Martialcourt martial, military court, court proceedings, judge advocate, convening authority
- representativesrepresentative, delegate, lawyer, deputy, rep
- impeachmentimpeachment, articles of impeachment, impeachment inquiry, high crimes, Senate trial
- legal entitiescorporation, law firm, LLC, company, nonprofit
defense teamprosecution
Pursuing legal charges
prosecution team · prosecutors · prosecuting attorneys · the crown · accusers
defense teamstrike team
Small tactical assault unit
assault team · invasion force · raiding party · strike force
defense teamoffense
Violation or umbrage
offensive line · forwards · strikers · attack · forward line
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