Defense Lawyer (Noun)
Meaning
The lawyer representing the defendant.
Classification
Nouns denoting people.
Examples
- The defense lawyer was tasked with disproving the evidence presented by the prosecution.
- After passing the bar, Sarah immediately knew she wanted to become a defense lawyer for underprivileged youth.
- It took only 10 minutes of cross-examination by the defense lawyer for the witness's story to start falling apart.
- When Michael couldn't afford an attorney, a defense lawyer took his case pro bono to help ensure justice.
- Detectives investigated new leads but their suspicions pointed firmly towards a cunning culprit often difficult to unravel due in large part to their successful, sleazy defense lawyer, Nathan Morris