public defender

noun

An attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.

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Meanings

nounpublic defender (plural public defenders)

plural public defenders · alternative initialism PD

  1. lawAn attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.

Translations

Catalan advocat d'ofici
  • advocat d'oficiattorney
Chinese Mandarin 公設辯護人 /公设辩护人
  • 公設辯護人 /公设辩护人 (gōngshè biànhùrén)attorney
Finnish julkinen oikeusavustaja
  • julkinen oikeusavustajaattorney
German Pflichtverteidiger, Pflichtverteidigerin
  • Pflichtverteidigerattorney
  • Pflichtverteidigerinattorney
Hungarian kirendelt ügyvéd, kirendelt védő
  • kirendelt ügyvédattorney
  • kirendelt védőattorney
Korean 국선변호인
  • 국선변호인 (gukseonbyeonhoin)attorney
Polish obrońca z urzędu
  • obrońca z urzęduattorney
Spanish abogado de oficio, abogado de pobres
  • abogado de oficioattorney
  • abogado de pobresattorney
Swedish offentlig försvarare
  • offentlig försvarareattorney
Cite this entry
APA

public defender. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20defender

MLA

“public defender.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20defender. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “public defender,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/public%20defender.

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