team of lawyers; defense team; litigation team
Refers to a group of lawyers working together on a case, often in a criminal defense context but also used for civil litigation teams.
His defense team argued for acquittal.
The large corporation's litigation team is handling the lawsuit.
検察団 is a prosecution team, the opposing side in a criminal trial.
Compound of 弁護 (defense, advocacy) and 団 (group, team).