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nounindigency (countable and uncountable, plural indigencies)
plural indigencies
- alternativecountableuncountableAlternative form of indigence.
Our data suggested that, contrary to the law’s rather binary notion of indigency, a large chunk of felony criminal defendants are what we have called “marginally indigent.”
2007 January 8, Morris B. Hoffman, “Free-Market Justice”, in New York Times
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indigency. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/indigency
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