legal aid society

noun

an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.

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Nearby words

leg., legacy, legal, legal age, legal aid, legal aid society, legal blindness, legal cap, legal dentistry, legal dictionary, legal eagle

Origin of legal aid society

First recorded in 1885–90

Also called legal aid association.

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