Counsel
Counsel noun - A person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations.
Usage example: if you cannot afford counsel, one will be provided for you
Public defender and counsel are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public defender" instead a noun "Counsel".
Public defender
Public defender noun - A lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense.
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Synonyms for Public defender
Counsel and public defender are semantically related. You can use "Counsel" instead a noun phrase "Public defender".
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Related pairs
- advocate and counsel
- advocate and public defender
- mouthpiece and counsel
- mouthpiece and public defender
- solicitor and counsel
- solicitor and public defender
- lawyer and counsel
- lawyer and public defender
- barrister and counsel
- barrister and public defender
- attorney and counsel
- attorney and public defender
- counselor and counsel
- counselor and public defender
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Illustrated perfectly when she discovers that a recently-deceased public defender had been abusing prescription drugs for the last several years, and therefore some of her clients may not have received adequate legal counsel.
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Public defender or Counsel. 2016. Accessed July 31, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/counsel/public_defender.
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