judicare
/ˈdʒuːdɪkɛː/originally US
noun
Any of various publicly funded systems for providing legal assistance to those otherwise unable to afford it; (frequently) specifically a system of this kind which arranges for payment to be made to private legal professionals, rather than employing them directly.
- The first such system to be so named was formed in Wisconsin in 1966..
Origin
1960s. From judi- + care, after Medicare and (in later use) Denticare, etc.