public defender
noun/ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendə(r)/
/ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendər/
- (in the US) a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for a lawyer themselvesTopics Law and justicec2
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