A person who is too poor to hire a lawyer or to pay for certain court costs, and who a lower tribunal rules is in need of a lawyer and/or a waiver of costs E.g. The court determined that Sue was indigent, so it appointed a lawyer to represent her in the termination of parental rights case.
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