Meaning Of The Word Public defender

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public defender
countable noun: A public defender is a lawyer who is employed by a city or county to represent people who are accused of crimes but cannot afford to pay for a lawyer themselves.

public defender in American English
an attorney employed at public expense to defend indigent persons accused of crimes
noun: a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense

public defender in British English
noun: (in the US) a lawyer engaged at public expense to represent indigent defendants

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