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Public defender

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-004016

A lawyer appointed by the government to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford private legal counsel. This service upholds the constitutional right to legal representation, as established by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Public defender offices operate at federal, state, and local levels, providing legal advocacy from arrest through appeal.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-004016
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-004016",
  "term": "Public defender",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "A lawyer appointed by the government to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases who cannot afford private legal counsel. This service upholds the constitutional right to legal representation, as established by the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution. Public defender offices operate at federal, state, and local levels, providing legal advocacy from arrest through appeal.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/public-defender/"
}

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