public defender

English

Alternative forms

  • PD (initialism)

Noun

public defender (plural public defenders)

  1. (law) An attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.
    Hypernyms: defense attorney, defender < attorney, lawyer, barrister, solicitor, counsel, counselor, advocate

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