as in impoverished
lacking money or material possessions
because he was indigent, the court appointed a lawyer to represent him
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as in pauper
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Recent Examples of indigent
Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 19 June 2024
As disadvantaged as Roland was navigating this system, imagine trying to do so as someone who doesn’t speak English, who’s elderly, who has a physical or mental handicap, someone who’s indigent, someone who simultaneously has children or a sibling or parents to care for.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Lori Vallow Daybell is represented by the Office of the Legal Defender, which serves indigent Maricopa County defendants.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The law at issue, known as EMTALA, was enacted in 1986 largely to prevent hospitals from turning away uninsured and indigent patients, particularly women in labor.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
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About $900,000 is going to the Public Defenders Office for staffing and equipment, while $400,000 is earmarked for an indigent defense fund.
—Molly Davis, The Tennessean, 19 June 2024
As disadvantaged as Roland was navigating this system, imagine trying to do so as someone who doesn’t speak English, who’s elderly, who has a physical or mental handicap, someone who’s indigent, someone who simultaneously has children or a sibling or parents to care for.
—Chadd Scott, Forbes, 24 Nov. 2024
Lori Vallow Daybell is represented by the Office of the Legal Defender, which serves indigent Maricopa County defendants.
—Jose R. Gonzalez, The Arizona Republic, 14 Nov. 2024
The law at issue, known as EMTALA, was enacted in 1986 largely to prevent hospitals from turning away uninsured and indigent patients, particularly women in labor.
—Bayliss Wagner, Austin American-Statesman, 27 June 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for indigent
Adjective
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Three generations of the Kim family have created a politically repressed and economically impoverished state that is nonetheless a pivotal actor on the global stage.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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Now with all these things vanished, along with the bookstores and repertory cinemas, the city seems impoverished and disfigured.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
24 Feb. 2025
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The Frasers find out that Jane has been buried in an unmarked grave in a pauper’s field, news that devastates Frances.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
17 Jan. 2025
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He was made to leave a pauper after years of hard work.—
Kanak Kapur,
The New Yorker,
5 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Without education, students with disabilities face higher rates of poverty, unemployment, poor health, and social isolation.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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This initiative helped avert potential global famines and boosted incomes for poor farmers, particularly in Asia.—
A.J. Russo,
Baltimore Sun,
17 Feb. 2025
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That gap in the spending patterns of the haves and have-nots is just one indication of how inequality is on the rise.—
IESE Business School,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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Listen to this article America is currently at war with itself over who constitutes the haves and have-nots, and what ethnic groups have faced the most discrimination.—
Pam Kragen,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Indigent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/indigent. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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