A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
"defense attorney" means: A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
"defense attorney" means: A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.. Register: formal or technical English, standard in its specialist domain (law, medicine, science, finance, etc.). Gloss the term with a plain synonym when writing for a general audience. A common non-native mistake is to use the word in the wrong register, or to assume one fixed meaning when it is actually polysemous; always check the surrounding register and the audience before producing it yourself. In formal writing, prefer a neutral synonym or a short descriptive phrase, and use this word only when you have heard or read it being used naturally in a comparable context.
"defense attorney" means: A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.. This is technical or formal vocabulary, more likely to appear in school work, news or a particular profession than in peer chat. There is no real cause for parental concern; it is descriptive vocabulary rather than risky behaviour. If your child uses the term, it is usually a sign of curiosity about a subject area. A short follow-up question about where they came across it is usually all that is needed.
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(US) A lawyer; one who advises or represents others in legal matters as a profession.
A professional person qualified (as by a law degree or bar exam) and authorized to practice law as an attorney-at-law, solicitor, advocate, barrister or equivalent, i.e. represent parties in lawsuits or trials and give legal advice.
(law) An agent or representative authorized to act on someone else's behalf in accordance with that person's instructions.
(legal) An attorney.
Interesting plea from Cole Allen's defense attorney – that Allen's treatment is jail is far worse than the J6 Capitol rioters received. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...
“Defense attorney Drew Schnack seeks grand jury to determine evidence handling in Quincy shooting”
“The defense attorney, speaking outside court, said he found the decision to remove him “difficult” but added, “It is what it is.””
“Interesting plea from Cole Allen's defense attorney – that Allen's treatment is jail is far worse than the J6 Capitol rioters received. www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...”
“Yeah I’ve always just thought it was silly to have a whole trial only for the witness to be like oh shit the guy I’ve been talking about for an hour isn’t the dude sitting next to the defense attorney, who is THAT?”
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(by extension) A legal layman who argues points of law.