弁護士|べんごしbengoshi[3]nakadaka (mid-high)

1. nounlawyer; attorney
   その弁護士べんごしへの謝礼しゃれいはとても高たかかった。↗

   The lawyer's fee was very high.

• Related弁護人べんごにんWrittenWritten/formal legal term for the counsel who defends the accused in a criminal trial; unlike 「弁護士」, it names the courtroom role, not the licensed profession.
• Antonym検事けんじNeutralNeutral term for the public prosecutor, who stands opposite 「弁護士」 in court, arguing the case for the prosecution rather than the defense.

Use 「弁護士」 for the legal profession or qualification, as in 「顧問弁護士」; in a criminal trial the defending counsel is 「弁護人」, while 「検事」 is the opposing prosecutor.

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1. 本人ほんにんや関係者かんけいしゃの依頼いらい、官公庁かんこうちょうの委嘱いしょくで訴訟そしょうなどに関かんする法律ほうりつ事務じむを行おこなう職業しょくぎょうの人ひと。