Public-defender
noun
1.
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
noun
1.
(in the US) a lawyer engaged at public expense to represent indigent defendants
public defender definition
An attorney who is appointed and paid by a court to defend poor persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
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