私し選せん弁べん護ご人にん

noun

private defense counsel; privately retained defense attorney

A defense lawyer hired and paid for by the defendant or their family, as opposed to a court-appointed attorney (国選弁護人). Used in criminal procedure contexts.

See also: 国選弁護人

• 被ひ告こく人にんは私し選せん弁べん護ご人にんを依い頼らいした。

  The defendant retained a private defense counsel.

• 私し選せん弁べん護ご人にんと国こく選せん弁べん護ご人にんの違ちがいを説せつ明めいしてください。

  Please explain the difference between a privately retained defense attorney and a court-appointed one.