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noun

any private lawyer designated by a city or county court to represent indigent defendants in criminal cases at public expense.

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One of the reasons that states have moved away from exclusively using assigned counsel systems is because it is difficult to supervise private attorneys.
Maine Hires Lawyers With Criminal Records to Defend Its Poorest Residents|by Samantha Hogan, The Maine Monitor, with data analysis by Agnel Philip|October 6, 2020|ProPublica
Bratton now announced that he was appointing Ramos an honorary chaplain at the 84th Precinct where he was assigned.
Choking Back Tears, Thousands of Cops Honor Fallen Officer Ramos|Michael Daly|December 28, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Black and purple bunting went up over the doorway at the 84th Precinct stationhouse where Ramos and Liu had been assigned.
'Please Don't Die!': The Frantic Battle to Save Murdered Cops|Michael Daly|December 22, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Currently, Israel is holding around 470 Palestinians without charge or access to legal counsel.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST

Israel commonly holds people suspected of threatening national security for long periods without access to legal counsel.
The Strange Case of the Christian Zionist Terrorist|Creede Newton|December 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Two police assigned to the apartment on a detail were doing a “vertical patrol” up the stairs when the door opened.
New York's Next Killer-Cop Grand Jury|Jacob Siegel|December 6, 2014|DAILY BEAST
Gold and silver make the feet stand sure: but wise counsel is above them both.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Consult not with him that layeth a snare for thee, and hide thy counsel from them that envy thee.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Every counsellor giveth out counsel, but there is one that is a counsellor for himself.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various
Bahadur Shah held out against the vehement urging of his daughter aided now by the counsel of her brothers.
The Red Year|Louis Tracy
Take counsel together, and it shall be defeated: speak a word, and it shall not be done: because God is with us.
The Bible, Douay-Rheims Version|Various