duty solicitor

noun

In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.

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duty counsel
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Meanings

nounduty solicitor (plural duty solicitors)

plural duty solicitors

  1. In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.

    Synonyms: duty counsel

Synonyms & antonyms

nounIn Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.

Similar
duty counsel
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APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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