public defender
noun
: a lawyer usually holding public office whose duty is to defend accused persons unable to pay for legal assistance
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He is being represented in that case by a public defender.
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Fear of threats and identity theft DiGenova, a former top Justice Department official, has for years been a staunch and very public defender of Trump.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Juveniles in children's court are automatically assigned public defenders, according to the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Attorneys for Jon Harrington and Carson, who has been appointed a public defender, were not immediately available for comment Sunday.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
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Compiled By Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, arkansasonline.com, 22 Mar. 2025
Fear of threats and identity theft DiGenova, a former top Justice Department official, has for years been a staunch and very public defender of Trump.
—Josh Meyer, USA TODAY, 20 Mar. 2025
Juveniles in children's court are automatically assigned public defenders, according to the New Mexico Law Offices of the Public Defender.
—Dennis Romero, NBC News, 19 Mar. 2025
Attorneys for Jon Harrington and Carson, who has been appointed a public defender, were not immediately available for comment Sunday.
—Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 9 Mar. 2025
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/public%20defender. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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