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trial lawyer

noun

Definition of trial lawyer

as in criminal lawyer

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Recent Examples of trial lawyer One night in early 1973, Michael heard that a trial lawyer named Louis Nizer, who had not been involved in the Rosenberg case, was reading out loud from his parents’ prison letters on TV. — Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026 Earley is a trial lawyer who founded her own law firm and has worked as a public defender. — Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026 George Psoras is a serious trial lawyer who will make the office tougher, fairer and more competent. — Clarke Ahlers, Baltimore Sun, 10 June 2026 If the superfund template survives, the next decade of American energy policy will be written by trial lawyers, attorneys general and a handful of out-of-state philanthropies bankrolling the litigation pipeline. — Yaël Ossowski, Boston Herald, 30 May 2026 See All Example Sentences for trial lawyer

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Noun

Heather told me that a criminal lawyer advised her to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege at the Holbrook trial.

— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026
Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.

— James Verini, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026

Definition of criminal 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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The franchise was canceled after a 2006 Texas operation in which Rockwall County assistant district attorney Louis Conradt died by suicide as authorities and the show’s crew closed in on his home.

— Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Aug. 2026
By contrast, Michael Allen has two decades of prosecution experience, including more than five years as district attorney in the Fourth Judicial District.

— Krista Kafer, Denver Post, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of district attorney

Noun

But prosecutors say Davis’ decision to write his book and speak openly about his story in interviews effectively negated the deal, and the judge in his trial agreed to allow the recording to be played to the jury.

— Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026
In their latest filing, the prosecutors maintain the teen's recollections of the abuse first surfaced during a high school dream.

— John Lynch, Arkansas Online, 21 Aug. 2026

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