CRIMINAL LAWYER Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

criminal lawyer

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as in trial lawyer

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Recent Examples of criminal lawyer Burke’s criminal lawyer has not responded to multiple requests for comment from Rolling Stone. — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 24 Nov. 2025 As a new three-month excavation begins at the temple and underwater site, Martínez, a criminal lawyer from the Dominican Republic who has turned to diplomacy and archaeology, believes the find is a promising next step in her 20-year search for the tomb of Queen Cleopatra VII. — Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025 Martinez has a degree in archaeology but initially became a criminal lawyer. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025 Martínez, a criminal lawyer-turned-archaeologist, has spent nearly 20 years searching for the final resting place of Cleopatra. — Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 19 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for criminal lawyer

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One night in early 1973, Michael heard that a trial lawyer named Louis Nizer, who had not been involved in the Rosenberg case, was reading out loud from his parents’ prison letters on TV.

— Amy Weiss-Meyer, The Atlantic, 10 July 2026
Earley is a trial lawyer who founded her own law firm and has worked as a public defender.

— Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 14 June 2026

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Findings will be presented to the Yell County prosecuting attorney, who will determine how to proceed, the release says.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 2 July 2026
The prosecuting attorney's office for King County, Washington, which includes Seattle, publishes some of the most detailed regional reports on shootings in the country.

— Martin Kaste, NPR, 30 June 2026

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Sit, who went by the first name Tony, operated Happy K9 Academy and the dogs were in his care when they were kept in crates in a hot van and died, the district attorney’s office said.

— Phil Helsel, NBC news, 11 July 2026
She has been sentenced to three years in Orange County jail, the Orange County district attorney’s office said.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026

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