defence counsel

collocation in English

meaningsofdefenceandcounsel

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defence
noun
uk
/dɪˈfens/us
/dɪˈfens/
the act of protecting someone or something against attack or ...
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counsel
noun
uk
/ˈkaʊn.səl/us
/ˈkaʊn.səl/
formal
advice:
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(Definition ofdefenceandcounselfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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My sources said that he had nodefencecounselwhatsoever.
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They were again adjourned after the public prosecutor had undertaken to study written documents submitted bydefencecounsel.
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He did not argue that the offence and the offender required a more severe sentence than thedefencecounselhad argued.
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It seems to me something that calls for grave disquiet if a policeman should be present whendefencecounselis taking evidence from a prisoner.
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Is there a general embargo upon everybody who is not adefencecounsel?
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She felt that it was impossible that adefencecounselwould ever reveal to a jury a previous conviction for a similar offence.
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But the juries have been endlessly confused, especially by abledefencecounsel, on the meaning of the words, "corrupt and deprave".
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Some commentators on our discussion paper felt thatdefencecounselwould not press the child hard because that would be counterproductive with the jury.
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Based on the video recording, the child can be questioned in court or in another room by both prosecution anddefencecounsel.
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The present right of three challenges per defendant allowsdefencecounsel, if they get together, to change completely the composition of the initial jury.
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Everydefencecounselknows that from that moment onwards only one verdict will be returned.
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If they do not do so,defencecounselwill have a field day.
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The documents were then handed over to thedefencecounselin the trial.
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According to the account of that trial,defencecounselmade a sudden announcement that he did not propose to call the accused.
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Sometimes there is animosity between the prosecutor and thedefencecounselor between the prosecutor and the accused.
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Secondly, there is the problem ofdefencecounseland of congestion in the courts.
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If delays are attributable to lack ofdefencecounsel, it is up to the prosecution to bring the men to court.
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Thedefencecounselis aware of the position.
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I do not blamedefencecounsel—they do their best for their clients within the rules.
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We have delivered our commitment to ensure that pay levels are the same for prosecution anddefencecounsel.
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