Lawyer and Public defender

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Lawyer noun - A person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations.

Usage example: their lawyers told them that they couldn't use the park for the concert without permission from the city

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Public defender and lawyer are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Public defender" instead a noun "Lawyer".

Public defender noun - A lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense.

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Lawyer and public defender are semantically related. You can use "Lawyer" instead a noun phrase "Public defender".

In the opening chapter of Monster Soup, the same lawyer represents all of the main cast, though he comes across as more of a public defender.

Source: Occult Law Firm
The female lawyer then has to take the place of the nebbish, adopting his clothing, hairstyle and horribly crappy job as public defender.

Source: Ironic Hell
Only Sane Man: The public defender Spy and Scout get was actually a competent lawyer, who pointed out that his clients weren't getting a fair trial.

Source: Webcomic / Team Fortress 2

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