"duty solicitor" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: duty solicitors [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} duty solicitor (plural duty solicitors)
  1. In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own. Wikipedia link: duty solicitor Synonyms: duty counsel [Canada]
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