MedborgarskapskursenGlossary · Chapter 5: Law and justice
försvarsadvokat
Swedish word. In English: defence lawyer
A lawyer who helps and defends the accused during the trial.
Facts about the word
- Legal certainty means that everyone has the right to defend themselves with the help of a lawyer. Sverige i fokus s. 17
- The accused has the right to a defence lawyer, who can question the prosecutor's evidence and present their own evidence. Sverige i fokus s. 19
- The judge listens to the arguments of the prosecutor and the defence lawyer and then decides whether the suspect is guilty. Sverige i fokus s. 19
Page references are to UHR's study material Sverige i fokus.
Try the word in a sentence
Only one of the sentences uses the word correctly. Which one?
The defence lawyer helps the accused. It is the prosecutor who tries to prove that the accused is guilty.
The word belongs to Chapter 5: Law and justice in Sverige i fokus, with the full context and practice questions.