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

This message is aimed at people who do not live in a state where there is legal aid in dying or who are not eligible for help. —Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 11 Sep. 2025

That includes precautions that the Federal Trade Commission, legal aid organizations, and others recommend for younger victims of coercive control, such as checking their phone’s settings to see what information applications are sharing about them—and with whom. —Nina A. Kohn, Forbes.com, 2 Sep. 2025

Children who are isolated, denied legal aid, and separated from family care are not protected from trafficking; they are primed for it. —Ruchira Gupta, Time, 21 Aug. 2025

Yet this phenomenon is happening frequently across the state, advocates and legal aid organizations say. —Sam Tabachnik, Denver Post, 17 Aug. 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