Indigency

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of indigence. alt-of, alternative, countable, uncountable

    "Our data suggested that, contrary to the law’s rather binary notion of indigency, a large chunk of felony criminal defendants are what we have called “marginally indigent.”"

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indigenceindigence

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"Our data suggested that, contrary to the law’s rather binary notion of indigency, a large chunk of felony criminal defendants are what we have called “marginally indigent.”"

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