indigent
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Indigent defendants, who do not have the financial resources to pay their own legal fees, can rely on public defenders paid for by the government.
From Salon • Oct. 11, 2025
Indigent defense – defense for people who lack the resources to hire their own lawyer – is in crisis in this country.
From Slate • May 23, 2022
However, the Home for Aged and Indigent Negroes was rebuilt in the early 1950s, and the infirmary was destroyed by fire in 1949.
From Washington Post • Mar. 25, 2022
The Texas Indigent Defense Commission, which oversees public defense throughout the state, was told to expect as many as 200 arrests each day, according to their planning document.
From Seattle Times • Sep. 30, 2021
Indigent "whites," also, were provided for; Mr. Rhodes made himself responsible for the formation of an auxiliary Fire Brigade for the behoof of refugees more accustomed to a pen than a pick.
From The Siege of Kimberley by Phelan, T.
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