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Definition of public defender noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

public defender

noun

/ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendə(r)/

/ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendər/

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(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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