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criminal lawyer

noun

Definition of criminal lawyernext
as in trial lawyer

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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer Jack Goldberger, the West Palm Beach criminal lawyer who represented Epstein in 2008, was a frequent guest, requesting various weekends for him and his wife to visit their daughter in the city. — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 13 Feb. 2026 Tautly written, this first novel by a former criminal lawyer who spent 17 years in the Arctic is a hard look at the desolate lives of people resigned to life in the bleak far north. — Sandra Dallas, Denver Post, 24 Jan. 2026 Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025 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. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for criminal lawyer
Recent Examples of Synonyms for criminal lawyer
  1. trial lawyer
  2. public defender
  3. prosecuting attorney
  4. district attorney
Noun
  • In August, the State Department announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal over their involvement in the court’s investigation of Israel’s war in Gaza.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The problem is that Kevin is not a trial lawyer and only has his intern niece Paige (Lana Condor) and partners Sal Maltese (Tone Bell) and Dottie Jones (Martha Kelly) to assist him.
    — ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of trial lawyer
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  • His public defender didn't immediately return messages for comment.
    — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Rapper D4vd is being represented by a public defender in his murder case.
    — Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of public defender
Noun
  • Gibson was named the interim prosecuting attorney in Platte County following Zahnd’s death.
    — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
  • In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of prosecuting attorney
Noun
  • Worth district attorney who shot himself not far off-camera as the operation zeroed in on him.
    — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
  • But, after criticism from Mayor Karen Bass and others, the district attorney downgraded the counts to misdemeanors with a diversion agreement that will probably allow Flores to avoid any time behind bars.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of district attorney

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“Criminal lawyer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/criminal%20lawyer. Accessed 19 Sep. 2026.

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