criminal lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who specializes in criminal law
especially
: a lawyer who represents defendants in criminal cases
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As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII.
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers, from the Federal Public Defender’s office in Nashville, argue the government has not given enough evidence to warrant his detention.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
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Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra.
—Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025
Abrego Garcia’s criminal lawyers, from the Federal Public Defender’s office in Nashville, argue the government has not given enough evidence to warrant his detention.
—Evan Mealins, The Tennessean, 21 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for criminal lawyer
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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