legal aid society
noun
an organization providing free legal guidance and service to persons who cannot afford a lawyer.
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Also called legal aid association.
Origin of legal aid society
First recorded in 1885–90
Words nearby legal aid society
leg, legacy, legal, legal age, legal aid, legal aid society, legal blindness, legal cap, legal dentistry, legal dictionary, legal eagle
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