legal eagle

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noun Slang.

a lawyer.

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Origin of legal eagle

First recorded in 1935–40

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As a legal eagle who turned to comedy to find her wings, Faiza Saleem was a nonconformist from the get-go.
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The most notorious states are Saudi Arabia and Pakistan, where death is an acceptable legal remedy.
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Weeks retained an unparalleled legal team, which included bitter political rivals Hamilton and Burr.
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What if there were a legal dispute between the foreign investor and his or her Egyptian partners or collaborators?
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However, legal issues are only one of the things standing between an ex-prisoner and a job.
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The Supreme Court eventually stepped in and ended legal segregation in the landmark 1954 decision, Brown v. Board of Education.
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We always think of “eagle” when we think of “swoop,” but we do not often think of “swoop” when we think of “eagle.”
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He was guilty of the weakness of taking refuge in what is called, I believe, in legal phrase, a side-issue.
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He was a good judge of men, that eagle-faced major; he knew that the slightest move with hostile intent would mean a smoking gun.
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The legal framework of the State and of obedience to the law in which industrial society is set threatens to break asunder.
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A golden eagle, the armorial ensign of the Ripperda family, crested the centre arch.
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legal eagle

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