indigent

Example Sentences

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The state’s high court handed down a decision Monday that vacated court fines for an alleged prison gang leader, setting a precedent that advocates said will help indigent defendants in other cases.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 30, 2026

To avoid paying the SEC judgments, prosecutors say, Bilzerian falsely represented that he was indigent.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 27, 2024

And in North Carolina, the campaign is narrowly focused on promoting Democrats’ successful efforts to expand Medicaid, which will extend nearly-free government health insurance to thousands of people and reduce the indigent population for hospitals.

From Seattle Times • May 19, 2024

Circuit Court of Appeals has held that the Constitution prohibits the prosecution of indigent people who sleep in public places when there is no available shelter space.

From Slate • Apr. 22, 2024

Linton and Judge Willmore pressed him on whether he could be indigent if he just bought the Chevy Cavalier.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel