legal defense
Lawyer's protective argument
Legal defense is the argument, strategy, or representation used to protect someone accused of a crime or facing a lawsuit.
It may refer to a specific defense raised in court The lawyer mounted an insanity defense or to the broader effort of defending a client She hired a top firm for her legal defense.
A legal defense fund collects money to pay for someone's representation.
- reasonable doubtLegal uncertainty requiring acquittal
- beyond reasonable doubtStandard for criminal conviction
- duressCoercion through threats
- due processGuaranteed judicial fairness
- cross-examinationOpposing party questions witness
burden of proof · habeas corpus · mens rea · motion to dismiss · entrapment · alibi · statute of limitations · necessity · voir dire · exculpatory evidence · reasonable person · castle doctrine · diminished capacity · mitigating circumstances · expert witness · presumption of innocence · plea bargain · trial
- D&O Insurancecorporate officers, board members, board member, corporate executives, executive protection
- criminal justicearrest, jail, court, prison, crime
- justificationsjustification, rationale, reason, excuse, explanation
- criminal courtstrials, courtroom, verdicts, defendants, accused
- defense typesman-to-man, full court press, box-and-one, fortification, barricade
- criminal defensesinsanity plea, diminished capacity, mental incapacity, irresistible impulse, mens rea
legal defenseprosecution
Pursuing legal charges
criminal prosecution · district attorney · indictment · charges · prosecuting attorney
legal defenselegal jeopardy
criminal liability · defenselessness · vulnerability · conviction · legal liability
legal defenselawsuit
Civil court proceeding
litigation · legal action · pressing charges · civil complaint · legal claim