Definition of legal aid
: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor
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Attorneys work in the clinic to provide civil legal aid to patients in situations similar to Marcia’s.
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Many offered legal aid, alternative housing for Brady and training for the dog.
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Teatro, whose group has been connecting families with legal aid, said the raid has left the community traumatized.
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The rise in delinquent mortgages is prompting fears by nonprofit and legal aid groups about a possible wave of foreclosures in the coming months.
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The party, which at its height had more than 2,000 members in chapters throughout the country, created free school breakfast programs and provided sickle-cell anemia testing, legal aid and adult education.
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Available services include case management, primary and mental health care, legal aid, health and nutrition counseling, financial education, life-skills training, and occasionally rental support.
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One of Charlotte's most-famous lawyers was hired for emergency legal aid.
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The problem has been compounded by cuts to legal aid, says Nick Nason, an immigration lawyer.
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First Known Use of legal aid
1890
LEGAL AID Defined for English Language Learners
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Definition of legal aid for English Language Learners
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: money provided by a special organization to pay legal fees for people who cannot pay them themselves
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legal Definition of legal aid
: aid provided by an organization established to serve the legal needs of the poor
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