Public Defender Definition

noun
An attorney employed at public expense to defend indigent persons accused of crimes.
Webster's New World
An attorney hired by the government for the purpose of defending anyone who is accused of a crime but who is unable to afford to hire an attorney. The right to such a defense is guaranteed by the Sixth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution.
Webster's New World Law

Other Word Forms of Public Defender

Noun

Singular:
public defender
Plural:
public defenders

Public Defender Sentence Examples

  • His appearance was in marked contrast to the public defender who usually inher­ited the Shakey Jakes of the world.

  • The show starred Harry Anderson as a night court judge, and Markie Post played public defender Christine Sullivan.

  • A law school student who graduates, passes the bar and serves as a public defender may find their student loans for law school forgiven.

  • Peter Gallagher plays public defender Sandy Cohen, the husband of Kirsten, father of Seth and the man who gave Ryan Atwood somewhere to go.

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