legal aid society
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of legal aid society
First recorded in 1885–90
Example Sentences
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Pam DeCamp, an attorney with a Virginia legal aid society representing one of the surrogates, Melissa Epps, denied that Epps breached the contract.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 28, 2025
He lost only one case, and helped form the city’s first legal aid society.
From New York Times ● Apr. 10, 2021
Although Laurel made a name for himself during the 1970s by founding the country's first legal aid society, leftist opposition members are largely unimpressed by his record as an advocate of the poor.
From Time Magazine Archive
Tradition shows him as a sort of legal aid society for the city of London at that time.
From The Century of Columbus by James J. Walsh
What is the nature and function of the legal aid society?
From Problems in American Democracy by Thames Ross Williamson
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