Defense Culpability Act

The Defense Culpability Act is an act made by the Khura'in government, seen in Phoenix Wright: Ace Attorney: Spirit of Justice', introduced in Turnabout Foreigner'. It is also referred to as the "DC Act". The act is as entails: "In the name of Her Eminence, those who would support criminals will be deemed just as guilty."

Purpose
The Defense Culpability Act is an act that if an attorney tries to defend an accused person of a crime, and he or she fails to find the accused "not guilty", the lawyer of the accused will be also be subjected to the same punishment that the guilty party would receive. Under that act, many defense attorneys have been met with grizzly fates, some have been made prisoners, subjected to slavery, or even have received the death penalty with the accused. It is for this very reason that before Phoenix Wright had come along, there had not been an attorney in Khura'in for one score, and the reason why Ahlbi Ur'gaid had tried to dissuade Phoenix from defending him.