PUBLIC DEFENDER Synonyms: 26 Similar Words

public defender

noun

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as in district attorney

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Recent Examples of public defender Judge Glazer found probable cause for the charges, appointed a public defender, and ordered Cremades to stay away from both the store and the child. — Peter D'oench, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 His public defender didn't immediately return messages for comment. — Luke Barr, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026 At the arraignment, Burke's lawyers withdrew in a shocking move, leaving him with a public defender. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026 Holdo did not make a statement at his sentencing, and his public defender, June Woo Chung, declined to comment. — Alene Tchekmedyian, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for public defender

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Then, in 2002, after more than two decades as district attorney, Conradt decided to run for district judge, but lost.

— Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Sep. 2026
Conradt had been a district attorney in Texas’s Kaufman County before being appointed chief felony assistant district attorney in Rockwall County.

— Samantha Bergeson, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026

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In August, the State Department announced sanctions against ICC President Tomoko Akane of Japan and senior trial lawyer Abdoulaye Seye of Senegal over their involvement in the court’s investigation of Israel’s war in Gaza.

— Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 2 Sep. 2026
The problem is that Kevin is not a trial lawyer and only has his intern niece Paige (Lana Condor) and partners Sal Maltese (Tone Bell) and Dottie Jones (Martha Kelly) to assist him.

— ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of trial lawyer

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True to the life of a much-sought-after criminal lawyer, Reddington has also represented prominent clients who weren't able to beat the charges against them.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 22 Aug. 2026
Heather told me that a criminal lawyer advised her to invoke her Fifth Amendment privilege at the Holbrook trial.

— Nikki Battiste, CBS News, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of criminal lawyer

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Clay County’s deputy chief prosecuting attorney, Spencer Curtis, was appointed by the North Kansas City Council to fill the position, effective as of midnight on Wednesday.

— Jenna Ebbers, Kansas City Star, 23 Sep. 2026
In exchange, the state agreed to drop a murder charge, according to the Franklin County prosecuting attorney.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of prosecuting attorney

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Smith accepted a deal from prosecutors in March, pleading guilty to one count of conspiracy to commit wire fraud, which carries a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

— Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026
Caddell remains under administration, and the criminal investigation against the company and two of its managers in Italy is continuing, prosecutors said.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

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