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ASSIGNED COUNSEL [1 record]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2025-06-10
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Legal Profession: Organization
- Courts
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- court appointed counsel
1, record 1, English, court%20appointed%20counsel
proposal, noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
- assigned counsel 2, record 1, English, assigned%20counsel
noun
- court-appointed lawyer 3, record 1, English, court%2Dappointed%20lawyer
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 DEF
An attorney appointed by Court to represent an indigent person; most commonly in criminal cases. 2, record 1, English, - court%20appointed%20counsel
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Organisation de la profession (Droit)
- Tribunaux
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- avocat commis d'office
1, record 1, French, avocat%20commis%20d%27office
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
- avocat commis 1, record 1, French, avocat%20commis
correct, masculine noun
- avocat d'office 2, record 1, French, avocat%20d%27office
correct, masculine noun
- avocat désigné 3, record 1, French, avocat%20d%C3%A9sign%C3%A9
correct, masculine noun
- conseil commis d'office 4, record 1, French, conseil%20commis%20d%27office
masculine noun
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 OBS
commis d'office : (d'une personne). Désigné, nommé, investi d'une mission indépendante par une autorité. Ex. avocat commis d'office [...] 1, record 1, French, - avocat%20commis%20d%27office
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 2 OBS
[...] en matière civile ou commerciale [...] on dit plus exactement avocat commis ou désigné. 1, record 1, French, - avocat%20commis%20d%27office
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Campo(s) temático(s)
- Organización de la profesión (Derecho)
- Tribunales
Record 1, Main entry term, Spanish
- abogado de oficio
1, record 1, Spanish, abogado%20de%20oficio
correct, masculine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, Spanish
Record 1, Synonyms, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
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