• A criminal defense lawyer appointed and paid to represent [indigent] persons charged with crimes. A public defender can either be a private attorney who accepts such cases and is compensated for each case, or a [salaried] attorney of a public defender agency. Also called [P.D].


    Public defender meaning & definition 1 of Public defender.


  • in the US and some other countries, a lawyer paid for by the government to represent an accused person who cannot pay for a private lawyer

    Public defender meaning & definition 2 of Public defender.

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