PUBLIC DEFENDERS Synonyms: 27 Similar Words

public defenders

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plural of public defender

as in trial lawyers

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prosecutors

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The informant gave Buchanan money and a phone that was tapped by the FBI, prosecutors wrote in a sentencing memo.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 22 Oct. 2026
After Epstein's 2019 arrest, federal prosecutors asked New Mexico to cease its own investigation of Epstein's activities in New Mexico.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Oct. 2026

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