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duty solicitor

duty solicitor noun: in Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.

Noun

duty solicitor (plural duty solicitors)

  1. In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.
    Synonyms:
    duty counsel

Synonyms of duty solicitor

  • duty counsel

Forms of duty solicitor

pluralduty solicitors

Questions about duty solicitor

What does duty solicitor mean?
Duty solicitor means in Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own.
What part of speech is duty solicitor?
Duty solicitor is a noun.
What is the plural of duty solicitor?
The plural of duty solicitor is duty solicitors.

Words near duty solicitor in the dictionary

  1. duty of support
  2. duty officer
  3. duty officers
  4. duty roster
  5. duty rosters
  6. duty solicitor
  7. duty solicitors
  8. duty to retreat
  9. duty-bound
  10. duty-free
  11. duty-frees

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