"defense attorney" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: defense attorneys [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} defense attorney (plural defense attorneys), {{tlb|en|US}} (US)
  1. A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
    A lawyer who regularly represents defendants who have insurance and is chosen by the insurance company.
    Wikidata QID: Q2874441 Tags: US Categories (topical): Legal occupations Synonyms: defence counsel, defender
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  2. A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.
    A lawyer who regularly represents criminal defendants.
    Wikidata QID: Q2874441 Tags: US Categories (topical): Legal occupations Synonyms: defence counsel, defender
    Sense id: en-defense_attorney-en-noun-en:Q28744411 Disambiguation of Legal occupations: 50 50 Categories (other): American English, English entries with incorrect language header, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hebrew translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Italian translations, Terms with Mandarin translations, Terms with Urdu translations Disambiguation of American English: 51 49 Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 50 50 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 50 50 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hebrew translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Italian translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Mandarin translations: 50 50 Disambiguation of Terms with Urdu translations: 50 50
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Translations (a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings): 辯護律師 /辩护律师 (biàhù lǜshī) (Chinese Mandarin), puolustusasianajaja (Finnish), avocat de la défense (French), Verteidiger [masculine] (German), Strafverteidiger [masculine] (German), Strafverteidigerin [feminine] (German), סנגור (sanegor) [masculine] (Hebrew), סנגורית (sanegorit) [feminine] (Hebrew), סנגורים (sanegorim) [masculine, plural] (Hebrew), סנגוריות (sanegoriot) [feminine, plural] (Hebrew), védőügyvéd (Hungarian), védő (Hungarian), difensore [masculine] (Italian), وَکِیلِ صَفائی (vakīl-e-ṣafā'ī) [masculine] (Urdu)
Disambiguation of 'a lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings': 50 50

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