defense attorney

noun

A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.

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defence counseldefenderdefense lawyer
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Meanings

noundefense attorney (plural defense attorneys)

plural defense attorneys

  1. A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
    1. USA lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.

      Synonyms: defence counsel, defender

    2. USA lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.

      Synonyms: defence counsel, defender

Synonyms & antonyms

nounA lawyer who regularly represents defendants who carry insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.

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defence counseldefender

nounA lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.

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defence counseldefender

More synonyms by meaning

nounthe lawyer representing the defendant

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defense lawyer
Broader
lawyerattorney
Also see
defence counseldefense lawyer

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Chinese Mandarin 辯護律師 /辩护律师
  • 辯護律師 /辩护律师 (biàhù lǜshī)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Finnish puolustusasianajaja
  • puolustusasianajajaa lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
French avocat de la défense
  • avocat de la défensea lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
German Verteidiger, Strafverteidiger
  • Verteidigera lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • Strafverteidigera lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • Strafverteidigerina lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Hebrew סנגור, סנגורית
  • סנגור (sanegor)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • סנגורית (sanegorit)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • סנגורים (sanegorim)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • סנגוריות (sanegoriot)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Hungarian védőügyvéd, védő
  • védőügyvéda lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
  • védőa lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Italian difensore
  • difensorea lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Urdu وَکِیلِ صَفائی
  • وَکِیلِ صَفائی (vakīl-e-ṣafā'ī)a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings
Cite this entry
APA

defense attorney. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defense%20attorney

MLA

“defense attorney.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defense%20attorney. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “defense attorney,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/defense%20attorney.

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