The phrase "a defence team" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in legal contexts to refer to a group of lawyers or legal professionals representing a defendant in a court case.
Example: "The defendant was relieved to have a skilled defence team to represent him during the trial."
Alternatives: "legal team" or "defense counsel".
In 10 years' experience of capital trials, she said, she had never known a defence team without one.
Instead he benefited from legal investigations – so thorough that he was acquitted of the initial mistaken charge – and with full access to a defence team throughout.
The hearing may yet provide sensational evidence of the way Serbia's media, security forces, judiciary and political class were co-opted for the Greater Serbian cause.Mr Milosevic has refused to recognise the court or to appoint a defence team.
Mr Melmoth, aghast at the thought of capitalist carnage being wrought on a group founded 153 years ago on principles of mutual support and shared ownership, rebuffed him and quickly assembled a defence team of lawyers and bankers.
"I really don't want to make any comment or be a defence team for her," he said.
I write about the FBI trying to turn a member of a 9/11 defence team into an informant, a snitch.
The decision to seek the death penalty may be understandable politically even if it is morally unacceptable but it means that the six defendants will each need a separate defence team of two military lawyers, an intelligence analyst and a legal support worker, according to the defence teams.
The government has merely lobbied for Tsige to get a fair trial and access to a proper defence team.
Jérôme Kerviel, Société Générale's rogue trader, appeared before a Paris court today backed by a revamped defence team ready to go on the offensive to try to prove that the bank knew what he was doing.
Jérôme Kerviel, Société Générale's alleged rogue trader, appeared before a Paris court yesterday, backed by a revamped defence team ready to go on the offensive to try to prove that the bank's management knew what he was doing.
'Stuart Rose has an excellent track record and has assembled a credible defence team,' says David Cumming, head of UK equities at Standard Life.
