PUBLIC DEFENDERS Synonyms: 27 Similar Words

public defenders

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plural of public defender

as in trial lawyers

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The four were acquitted on six charges of crimes against humanity because the judges said the prosecutors failed to prove that crimes were committed as part of a widespread and systematic attack on civilians.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Sep. 2026
Other defendants collected more than $1 million in child-care subsidy payments, prosecutors alleged.

— Ken Sweet, Los Angeles Times, 16 Sep. 2026

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