public defender Definition
☆ public defender
noun
an attorney employed at public expense to defend indigent persons accused of crimes
public defender Law Definition
n
An
attorney hired by the government for the purpose of defending anyone who is
accused of a crime but who is unable to afford to hire an attorney. The right
to such a defense is guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the
United States Constitution.
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