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1. attorney
noun. ['əˈtɝːni'] a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice.
Synonyms
- divorce lawyer
- advocate
- prosecuting attorney
- public defender
- defense lawyer
- professional
- prosecuting officer
- solicitor
- barrister
- counsel
- counselor
- ambulance chaser
- prosecutor
- conveyancer
- attorney-client relation
- trial attorney
- trial lawyer
- lawyer
- professional person
- defense attorney
- pleader
- lawyer-client relation
- counselor-at-law
- counsellor
- public prosecutor
Antonyms
Etymology
- atornee (Old French (842-ca. 1400))
Rhymes with Defense Attorney
- schimberni
- mcnerney
- mcburney
- mcbirney
- verney
- turney
- tourney
- nerney
- kerney
- kearny
- kearney
- jurney
- journey
- hurney
- gurney
- furney
- durney
- czerny
- cherny
- cherney
- cerny
- cerney
- burney
- birnie
- birney
- berny
- bernie
- berney
- erny
- ernie
Sentences with defense-attorney
1. Noun Phrase
Landlord insurance generally provides and pays for defense attorneys to represent landlords in personal injury and property damage cases.
2. Noun Phrase
In criminal cases, a prosecutor argues with the defense attorney over whether the accused is guilty.
3. Noun Phrase
You can also contact a criminal defense attorney.
4. Noun Phrase
Two kinds of lawyers work in criminal law -- prosecutors and defense attorneys.
2. defense
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (military) military action or resources protecting a country against potential enemies.
Synonyms
- chemical defense
- BW defense
- biological defense
- deliberate defence
- air defense
- hasty defence
- biodefense
- defence
- biological warfare defense
- biodefence
- chemical defence
- deliberate defense
- stand
- umbrella
- hasty defense
- defensive measure
- BW defence
- biological warfare defence
- biological defence
- military action
- mining
- minelaying
Antonyms
4. defense
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring.
Synonyms
Antonyms
6. defense
noun. ['dɪˈfɛns'] (psychiatry) an unconscious process that tries to reduce the anxiety associated with instinctive desires.
Synonyms
- rationalization
- regression
- rationalisation
- unconscious process
- compensation
- repression
- denial
- process
- defence
- intellectualization
- projection
- conversion
- defense mechanism
- defense reaction
- psychoanalytic process
- idealization
- idealisation
- intellectualisation
- defence mechanism
- reaction formation
- defence reaction
- isolation
Antonyms
7. Defense
noun. the federal department responsible for safeguarding national security of the United States; created in 1947.
Synonyms
- Casualty Care Research Center
- NGA
- National Security Agency
- USN
- CCRC
- Department of Defense Laboratory System
- NSA
- DTIC
- United States Department of Defense
- Defense Logistics Agency
- DoD
- DARPA
- DISA
- US Army
- Department of Defense
- DIA
- United States Army
- Defense Information Systems Agency
- National Reconnaissance Office
- Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency
- United States Navy
- US Air Force
- U. S. Air Force
- Army
- executive department
- LABLINK
- United States Air Force
- BMDO
- Defense Intelligence Agency
- Air Force
- NRO
- USAF
- US Navy
- National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency
- Defense Technical Information Center
- Defense Department
- Navy
- USA
- U. S. Army