jailhouse lawyer
jailhouse lawyer
nounDefinition of JAILHOUSE LAWYER
: a prison inmate self-taught in the law who tries to gain release through legal maneuvers or who advises fellow inmates on their legal problems
First Known Use of JAILHOUSE LAWYER
1969
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