legal aid society

noun

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of legal aid society¹

First recorded in 1885–90

Example Sentences

But his treatment has been condemned by the Legal Aid Society of New York, which says Etoria came to the US as a child and had lawful permanent resident status there for decades.

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Etoria had "transformed his life" while serving a 25-year prison sentence for murder and reintegrated into American society, when he was deported and imprisoned again in Eswatini without due process, the Legal Aid Society society.

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In March, New York City reached a legal settlement with the Coalition for the Homeless and the Legal Aid Society regarding the right-to-shelter requirements the Adams administration had been trying to roll back for the city’s newest arrivals.

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Adams' administration “continues to prioritize the NYPD’s impunity over building trust between the Department and the New Yorkers that they are sworn to serve,” the Legal Aid Society said in a statement earlier this year.

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Jennvine Wong, of the Legal Aid Society Cop Accountability Project, told The New York Times that police had endangered lives after choosing "in an enclosed space ... to use disproportionate force".

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