avocat d'office

Definitions of avocat d'office
  1. noun
    a lawyer who represents indigent defendants at public expense
    synonyms: avocat commis
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    type of:
    avocat, procureur
    a professional person authorized to practice law; conducts lawsuits or gives legal advice
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