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  • 21ineffective assistance of counsel — in·ef·fec·tive assistance of counsel: representation of a criminal defendant that is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial claimed ineffective assistance of counsel following his conviction – called also ineffective assistance; ◇… …

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  • 22Ineffective assistance of counsel — is an issue raised in legal malpractice suits and in appeals in criminal cases where a criminal defendant asserts that their criminal conviction occurred because their attorney failed to properly defend the case. In order to prevail on such a… …

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  • 23ineffective trial — index mistrial Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 24ineffective/ineffectual  — [adj] weak, useless abortive, anticlimactic, barren, bootless, defeasible, feckless, feeble, forceless, fruitless, futile, idle, impotent, inadequate, incompetent, indecisive, inefficacious, inefficient, inept, inferior, innocuous, inoperative,… …

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  • 25ineffective, ineffectual — These words mean not effective, incompetent, futile : I tried hard, but I turned out to be an ineffective speaker. All the remedies for a cold that I have tried seem ineffectual. The only distinction between the meanings and uses of these words… …

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  • 26ineffective — adjective a) not having the desired effect; ineffectual b) lacking in ability; incompetent or inadequate …

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  • 27ineffective — Synonyms and related words: abortive, aimless, barren, bootless, counterproductive, effete, emasculate, empty, etiolated, failed, failing, fatuitous, fatuous, featherweight, feckless, forceless, fruitless, futile, ill qualified, impotent,… …

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  • 28ineffective — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. useless, vain, unavailing; impotent, worthless; weak, inefficient. See uselessness, failure, impotence. II (Roget s IV) modif. Syn. not effective, ineffectual, incompetent, inefficient, incapable,… …

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  • 29ineffective — in·ef·fec·tive || ‚ɪnɪ fektɪv adj. not efficient; not bringing results; incapable, incompetent …

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  • 30ineffective — adjective not producing any or the desired effect. Derivatives ineffectively adverb ineffectiveness noun …

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