CRIMINAL LAWYER Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

criminal lawyer

noun

Definition of criminal lawyer

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

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Noun

The Consumer Attorneys of California, a trial lawyer trade group, backed the fact that the bill wouldn’t limit how much victims could receive from these cases.

— Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
Chow, a trial lawyer by trade, led her own defense during the court case which – like all of Hong Kong’s national security cases – was heard by a panel of three judges selected to oversee such proceedings and not a jury.

— Chris Lau, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of trial lawyer

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Defense attorney Laura Koenig, an assistant federal public defender, declined to elaborate in response to an Associated Press inquiry.

— CBS News, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
The court then sent the case back to district court to determine whether Sims’ public defender’s performance while initially representing him on the matter prejudiced his case.

— Sofi Zeman August 24, Kansas City Star, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of public defender

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The Election Board then sends the recall to the King County prosecuting attorney's office for a technical review.

— Zachary Fletcher, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026
McDonough plays the assistant attorney general and prosecuting attorney, a man of integrity who profoundly believes in the criminal justice system.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of prosecuting attorney

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Juan Luis Gutierrez Marfil, 45, of Napa, was charged Thursday with one felony count of recklessly causing a fire of a structure or forest, the Napa County district attorney’s office said in a statement.

— Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Investigators continue to review evidence before it is presented to a grand jury, who will ultimately decide if any crimes took place, Jackson County district attorney Angel Myers McIlrath has said.

— Alisha Ebrahimji, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of district attorney

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