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Public defender
An attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.
📖 Definitions of "Public defender"
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An attorney appointed to represent people who cannot afford to hire one.
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| attorney-at-lawnoun | A lawyer qualified to represent in court a party to a lawsuit. |
| representationnoun | That which represents something else. |
| legal aidnoun | Free or low-cost service in the field of law, for the indigent. |
| clientnoun | A customer, a buyer or receiver of goods or services. |
| attorney of recordnoun | (law) In a legal proceeding, an attorney who has submitted his name to the court or tribunal as the person responsible for representation of the client, irrespective of which attorneys perform work for that client. |
| duty solicitornoun | In Commonwealth countries, a solicitor whose services are available for free to a person either suspected of, or charged with, a criminal offence, if that person does not have access to a solicitor of their own. |
| defendantnoun | (law) In civil proceedings, the party responding to the complaint; one who is sued and called upon to make satisfaction for a wrong complained of by another. |
| respondentnoun | One who responds; one who replies. |
| in forma pauperisnoun | (historical, law) A request to have a court waive filing fees in a civil action because the plaintiff is indigent. |
| substitution of attorneynoun | A document in which the party to a lawsuit states that his/her attorney of record is being substituted for by another attorney or by the party acting for himself/herself (in propria persona). |
| judicarenoun | (US, law) A form of legal aid in which private lawyers and law firms are paid to handle cases from eligible clients alongside the cases from their own fee-paying clients. |
| defensenoun | The action of defending or protecting from attack, danger, or injury. |
| warrant of attorneynoun | (US, law) A document in which someone admits liability for a debt and allows an attorney to admit this in court so that no action will be taken. |
| attorney's feenoun | (law) The fee charged by an attorney for work done in relation to a lawsuit or other work done by an attorney. |
| accessory after the factnoun | (law) An individual who assists someone who has committed a crime so as to protect them from legal prosecution. |
| appelleenoun | (US, law) A respondent. |
| right of counselnoun | (US, law) The right of a person accused of a crime to consult with an attorney before speaking with police. |
| general retainernoun | (law) A fee paid to secure a priority of claim on a counsel's services. |
| replevisornoun | (law) A plaintiff in replevin. |
| solicitornoun | In many common law jurisdictions, a type of lawyer whose traditional role is to offer legal services to clients apart from acting as their advocate in court. A solicitor instructs barristers to act as an advocate for their client in court, although rights of audience for solicitors vary according to jurisdiction. |
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