legal aid

noun

: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor

Examples of legal aid in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

According to a city webpage listing legal aid resources and updates on immigration enforcement, the city has confirmed eight detentions since June 12, with the most recent update posted Aug. 1. —Hanna Kang, Oc Register, 13 Aug. 2025

But Washington Legal Clinic for the Homeless, a nonprofit providing legal aid to people experiencing homelessness, argued the president does not have the power to move people outside the city's borders. —Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2025

Support local organizations that provide legal aid to people facing deportation. —Chicago Tribune, 8 Aug. 2025

The California chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, the California Immigration Project, which provides free legal aid, and La Familia Counseling Center are also involved in the partnership. —Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 17 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1890, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for legal aid

• accolade
• ambuscade
• antegrade
• balustrade
• barricade
• cannonade
• cavalcade
• centigrade
• chambermaid
• colonnade
• countertrade
• disobeyed

Legal Definition

legal aid

noun

: aid provided by an organization established to serve the legal needs of the poor