right to an attorney

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right to an attorney - a civil right guaranteed by the 6th amendment to the US Constitution

civil right - right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality

law, jurisprudence - the collection of rules imposed by authority; "civilization presupposes respect for the law"; "the great problem for jurisprudence to allow freedom while enforcing order"

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civil right			It is often said that there is an exception to every rule, but when it comes to the right to an attorney and the right to remain silent, your rights are absolute. Your Rights when Arrested by Colin Daives / Law community If you have a right to an attorney, it has to be a meaningful right to an attorney. Court rules against 11th PD suit seeking to stop taking cases by Pudlow, Jan / Florida Bar News The report said officials didn't advise some post-September 11 detainees of their right to an attorney during initial questioning by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. U.S. government detention of suspects by Sramek, Meggie / The Humanist			Right of drain Right of drip right of election Right of eminent domain right of entry right of first publication Right of nullification right of offset right of privacy right of re-entry right of search Right of support Right of the tabouret Right of visit right of way right off right on Right pyramid Right Reverend Right sailing Right shoulder arms right smart Right sphere right stage right stuff right to an attorney right to confront accusors right to due process right to liberty right to life right to privacy right to speedy and public trial by jury right to the pursuit of happiness right to vote right triangle right ventricle right whale right wing Right-about right-angled right-angled triangle right-brained right-click right-down right-eyed right-footer right-hand right-hand drive right-hand man Right-hand rope right-hand rule			Right Subscapular Line Right Superficial Femoral Artery Right Superior Divisional Block Right Superior Hepatic Vein Right superior intercostal vein Right Superior Pulmonary Vein right suprarenal vein Right tackle Right Temporal Lobe Epilepsy right testicular vein right testicular vein Right Testis Posterior Extremity Right the First Time Right The Freak Now Right the Freak On Right Thing right thing to do Right This Freaking Minute right thoracic duct right time Right Time Peak Velocity Right Time, Right Place right to Right to Adequate Housing right to adjudicate right to an attorney Right to Appeal Right to Appeal Right to Appeal Right to Appeal Right to assemble Right to asylum Right to be free from slavery Right to be free from slavery Right to be free from slavery Right to be free from slavery Right to bear arms Right to Bear Arms Amendment Right to buy right to buy or sell Right to Cancel Right to Carry Right to Censor Right to choose Right to choose right to command Right to Compensation right to confront accusors right to control Right to counsel Right to death Right to death Right to death Right to death Right to Decide right to determine

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