criminal lawyer
noun
: a lawyer who specializes in criminal law
especially
: a lawyer who represents defendants in criminal cases
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Growing up with seven siblings in Marietta, Ohio, Moynihan wanted to be a criminal lawyer like Perry Mason.
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 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, USA Today, 14 June 2025
César Gutiérrez Priego, a criminal lawyer in Mexico City running for a seat on the country’s Supreme Court, told CNN he’s been campaigning this spring with a bulletproof vest under his suit.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Greenhalgh’s father, the late criminal lawyer and Georgetown University Law School associate dean William Greenhalgh, died before she was murdered.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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Diane Brady, Fortune, 25 June 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, USA Today, 14 June 2025
César Gutiérrez Priego, a criminal lawyer in Mexico City running for a seat on the country’s Supreme Court, told CNN he’s been campaigning this spring with a bulletproof vest under his suit.
—David Culver, CNN Money, 28 May 2025
Greenhalgh’s father, the late criminal lawyer and Georgetown University Law School associate dean William Greenhalgh, died before she was murdered.
—Kc Baker, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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