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 themselves（美国）公设辩护人，公设辩护律师Topics Law and justicec2