criminal lawyer

noun

1. a person who specializes in the practice of criminal law.

Word History and Origins

Origin of criminal lawyer¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

Another of the public viewers was a criminal lawyer who had previously attended Richard Nixon’s funeral just to “hang around” and wanted to be here for this piece of history surrounding a “similar, colorful crook.”

From Slate

The Malaysian criminal lawyer has become one of the key faces of Voice 370, a next-of-kin support group, as she channeled her grief into keeping alive the quest for answers in the mysterious disappearance of MH370 that has ripped many families apart.

From Seattle Times

According to her criminal lawyer, Ruben Oliva: “Over the course of her life she has had the great misfortune of ... crossing paths with men who have only seen her as a means to an end.”

From Los Angeles Times

Della Donna had a full calendar of civil cases and no experience as a criminal lawyer.

From Seattle Times

When Goldstein continued to press, Girardi said, “I’m not a criminal lawyer, as I said 15 times.”

From Los Angeles Times