defense lawyers

defense lawyers
noun
the defendant and his legal advisors collectively
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the defense called for a mistrial

Syn: ↑defense, ↑defence, ↑defense team
Ant: ↑prosecution (for: ↑defense)
Derivationally related forms: ↑defend (for: ↑defence)
Hypernyms: ↑collection, ↑aggregation, ↑accumulation, ↑assemblage

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