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Recent Examples of public defender
The 1991 movie stars Nick Nolte as Sam Bowden, the one-time public defender who Cady haunts, blaming his long prison incarceration for rape on purposefully faulty defense tactics.
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
He was accompanied by a public defender.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, appeared in a yellow jail uniform with a waist shackle and entered the plea through her public defender.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 31 Mar. 2026
He was accompanied by a public defender.
—Lauren Victory, CBS News, 27 Mar. 2026
Ivanna Lisette Ortiz, 35, appeared in a yellow jail uniform with a waist shackle and entered the plea through her public defender.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Mar. 2026
Aaron, a lanky public defender and former college football kicker, led off.
—Daniel Brook, Harpers Magazine, 24 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for public defender
Noun
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That was a five-year low, approximate data provided by the Mecklenburg district attorney shows.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Apr. 2026
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The additional killing of Vergata is covered by Heuermann's plea agreement, the district attorney said.—
April 8,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Courtesy Robert Madden Madden studied archaeology as an undergraduate, then spent 25 years as a trial lawyer.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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By prohibiting attorneys from suggesting a value for non-economic damages, the measure blocks victims from telling a jury what their claims are worth, trial lawyer Jeff Wilson told members of the Senate Judiciary Committee at a hearing on the proposal last month.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
10 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Just as extraordinary was that Friedmann, who knew as much about criminal law as many criminal lawyers do, appeared to have designed the plot precisely to confound prosecutors.—
James Verini,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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My dreams were like, makeup artist, criminal lawyer and singer, that’s it.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
17 Feb. 2026
Noun
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According to the prosecuting attorney’s office, he was previously charged in 2019 with assault in the second degree – domestic violence.—
Christine Pelisek,
PEOPLE,
2 Apr. 2026
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Deputy prosecuting attorney Joel Garner said Gerhardt Konig, an anesthesiologist, came at her with a syringe and hit her in the head with a rock.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
1 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But the spokesperson stated that the DA's prosecutors suggested a sentence of five years in the Colorado Department of Corrections.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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For Javier Hernandez, cooperating with federal prosecutors felt like the only option.—
James Queally,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Apr. 2026
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“Public defender.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/public%20defender. Accessed 10 Apr. 2026.
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