noun General Slang

public pretender

· noun · prison

Mocking nickname for a public defender seen as useless.

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What inmates call their court-appointed lawyer when they reckon the guy isn't actually defending them — just going through the motions before pleading them out. Born of overworked PD offices and 15-minute hallway conferences.

“Got six years off a plea my public pretender cooked up in the corridor.”
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public pretender In A Sentence

Got six years off a plea my public pretender cooked up in the corridor.

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