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public defender

Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English 5++朗文当代英语 5++LDOCE 5++朗文 5++
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ˌpublic deˈfender noun [countable]  American EnglishSCLBO a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court, because they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves 公设辩护律师〔由政府出钱为付不起律师费的人辩护的律师〕 district attorney
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public defenderThe two-month study involved about 35 public defender cases in which Fuhrman was the investigating officer.During my third year I spent a lot of time as a public defender.James is entitled to a public defender.The judge appointed a federal public defender to represent him.He and his public defender, Barry Collins, have acknowledged that Davis committed the crime.He cried so much that he barely could talk to his public defender, Dale Nielson.He was accused of a felony; she was the public defender.The public defender, who must have been desperate, put her client on the stand.
ˌpublic deˈfender nounChineseSyllable
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public defender
ˌpublic deˈfender noun [countable]
American English a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court, because they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves ⇨ district attorney


public defenderBrE /ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendə(r)/ 🔊NAmE /ˌpʌblɪk dɪˈfendər/ 🔊 noun (law 法律) (in the US) a lawyer who is paid by the government to defend people in court if they cannot pay for a lawyer themselves (美国)公设辩护人,公设辩护律师