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pub'lic defend'er




a lawyer appointed or elected by a city or county as a full-time, official defender to represent indigents in criminal cases at public expense. Cf. assigned counsel.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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