Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

defense attorney

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.49 in modern English

Syllables
de-fense at-tor-ney
IPA
22
Scrabble Score
15
Letters
4
Syllables
10
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.

American usage

noun

A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.

American usage

Usage

Inflected Forms

defense attorneys (plural)

Frequently Paired Words

plaintiff's attorney prosecuting attorney prosecutor

Synonyms

defence counsel defender defense lawyer

Questions

What does defense attorney mean?
A lawyer who represents defendants in legal proceedings.

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