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Synonyms of public defender
as in trial lawyer, criminal lawyer
Synonyms & Near Synonyms for public defender
- criminal lawyer,
- mouthpiece
- [slang],
- trial lawyer
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 27 Jun. 2022.
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The first known use of public defender was in 1822
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