assigned counsel
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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Nearby words
- assign,
- assignable,
- assignat,
- assignation,
- assignats,
- assigned risk,
- assigned sex,
- assignee,
- assignment,
- assignor
Compare public defender.
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