as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Key will still have to come back to court at a later date; Lane’s family is asking for $15,000 in restitution to pay for his funeral, an impossible number because Key is already indigent, Ermine said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
At the turn of the millennium, about a third of Brazil’s population languished beneath the international poverty line (surviving on $2 a day), and about 15 percent was indigent (living on less than $1.25 a day).
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
Civil pro bono case for indigent client in nursing home
⦁ Facts: 89 year-old woman suffered a stroke that caused brain injury and was placed in a nursing home for end-of-life care.
—Lourdes Casanova, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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See The Disruptors The money comes from a federal program designed to provide care to indigent HIV and AIDS patients.
—Liam Dillon, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2024
Key will still have to come back to court at a later date; Lane’s family is asking for $15,000 in restitution to pay for his funeral, an impossible number because Key is already indigent, Ermine said.
—Lisa J. Huriash, Sun Sentinel, 12 July 2024
At the turn of the millennium, about a third of Brazil’s population languished beneath the international poverty line (surviving on $2 a day), and about 15 percent was indigent (living on less than $1.25 a day).
—Jonathan Tepperman, Foreign Affairs, 14 Dec. 2015
Civil pro bono case for indigent client in nursing home
⦁ Facts: 89 year-old woman suffered a stroke that caused brain injury and was placed in a nursing home for end-of-life care.
—Lourdes Casanova, Sun Sentinel, 26 June 2024
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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