ヤメ検けん弁べん護ご士し

also: やめけんべんごし

Meanings

former prosecutor turned defense lawyer

Colloquial term for a lawyer who previously worked as a public prosecutor. Often implies inside knowledge of prosecution tactics.

ヤメ検けん弁べん護ご士しは検けん察さつのやり方かたをよく知しっている。
A former prosecutor turned lawyer knows well how the prosecution operates.
彼かれはヤメ検けん弁べん護ご士しとして刑けい事じ事じ件けんを多おおく扱あつかっている。
As a former prosecutor turned defense lawyer, he handles many criminal cases.

Kanji

検examination, investigate
弁valve, petal, braid
護safeguard, protect
士gentleman, scholar, samurai

Related words

検けん察さつ官かん
A current public prosecutor, as opposed to a former one who has become a lawyer.
弁べん護ご士し
A general lawyer; ヤメ検弁護士 specifically refers to one with a background as a prosecutor.

Built from

ヤメ検けん+弁べん護ご士し

Written forms

ヤメ検けん弁べん護ご士し
Standard katakana-kanji spelling; ヤメ is from 辞める (to quit).
やめ検けん弁べん護ご士し
Hiragana variant of the same compound.
やめけんべんごし

Etymology

Compound of ヤメ (from 辞める 'to quit') + 検 (abbreviation of 検察 'prosecution') + 弁護士 'lawyer'. The exact origin is uncertain, but it likely arose in legal circles as a colloquial label.