PUBLIC DEFENDER

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

A lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Hypernyms ("public defender" is a kind of...):

attorney; lawyer (a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice)

Domain category:

jurisprudence; law (the collection of rules imposed by authority)

Credits