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legal aid society

American  

noun

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


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 Walsh, James J.

The legal aid society helps materially to secure justice by acquainting the individual with his legal rights, and by acting as his counsel in court.

From Problems in American Democracy by Williamson, Thames Ross

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