law centre

British

noun

an office, usually staffed by professional volunteers, at which free legal advice and information are provided to the general public

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He continues to narrate: "Before the government bans on alcohol, nearly no-one had been to jail, but now the government have built a $25m police and law centre."

From BBC ● Dec. 6, 2021

But two later cases had more of an impact on men, says Allen Parker, president of The Justice Foundation, a conservative law centre in Texas.

From BBC ● Aug. 28, 2019

George Newhouse, the principal solicitor of the not-for-profit human rights law centre the National Justice Project, said Ahmed was the latest victim of the “systematically cruel and inhumane system”.

From The Guardian ● Dec. 24, 2016

A first port of call should be your Citizens Advice Bureau, advice agency or law centre.

From The Guardian ● Aug. 6, 2011

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