as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
Listen to this article A frustrating legal technicality has made defense lawyers who represent indigent clients vulnerable to fraud and identity theft — because the federal government is required by law to send their paychecks in the mail and not through direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
See The Disruptors The money comes from a federal program designed to provide care to indigent HIV and AIDS patients.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Key will still have to come back to court at a later date; Lane’s family is asking for $15,000 in restitution to pay for his funeral, an impossible number because Key is already indigent, Ermine said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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But The Post found multiple cases in which fines were converted to jail time for defendants who, like Thomas, were homeless and indigent.
—Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 21 July 2024
Listen to this article A frustrating legal technicality has made defense lawyers who represent indigent clients vulnerable to fraud and identity theft — because the federal government is required by law to send their paychecks in the mail and not through direct deposit.
—John Annese, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2024
See The Disruptors The money comes from a federal program designed to provide care to indigent HIV and AIDS patients.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Key will still have to come back to court at a later date; Lane’s family is asking for $15,000 in restitution to pay for his funeral, an impossible number because Key is already indigent, Ermine said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
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Haze's character Krelborn, an employee at an impoverished florist shop, finds himself at the center of a murderous enterprise when the strange plant he's been growing requires blood for nourishment.Edward Segarra, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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An impoverished aviation industry would have little capital to invest in the new, fuel-efficient aircraft already in production.Dean Donovan, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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The age-old philosophy, eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince and dinner like a pauper was adhered to, meaning dinner was the lightest meal, as the digestive tract slows down towards the end of the day.Yasemen Kaner-White, theweek, 25 Oct. 2024
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The mother of one of those men, Jonathan Hankins, confronted Grisham-Stewart in February at the county's pauper's field.Jon Schuppe, NBC News, 1 Oct. 2024
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Trump, for one thing, had a favorable set of issues behind him and the Republican Party: Biden had seen poor favorability and approval ratings throughout his term in office, despite scoring several legislative wins, including a bipartisan infrastructure deal that had previously eluded Trump.Todd Spangler, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Apparently, my daughter didn’t finish all of the food on her plate, and the mom felt that was incredibly rude and a sign of poor manners.Harriette Cole, The Mercury News, 5 Nov. 2024
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Ultimately, the perennial haves and have-nots will always be a factor too.Tim Ellis, Forbes, 23 Oct. 2024
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In his worldview, there are hereditary haves and have-nots.Arthur Caplan, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 17 Nov. 2024.
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