legal aid

noun

Definition of legal aid

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

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Integrating legal aid with them ensures more complete and coordinated care. — Jay Chaudhary, STAT, "Opioid recovery teams benefit from the addition of lawyers," 29 May 2018 The Project on Predatory Student Lending at Harvard University and the Housing and Economic Rights Advocates, legal aid groups representing the Corinthian borrowers, filed an injunction in March to stop the practice. — Danielle Douglas-gabriel, BostonGlobe.com, "Judge rejects DeVos interpretation of order to halt partial student debt relief plan," 20 June 2018 The programs included housing counselors, foreclosure assistance hotlines, legal aid, consumer education, and efforts to investigate and combat financial fraud. — Bob Egelko, SFChronicle.com, "California ordered to restore $331 million to fund for homeowners," 12 July 2018 Foro Penal, a legal aid group, said 20 of the 54 political detainees at the Helicoide have been granted parole, but the administration is refusing to release them. — Jim Wyss, miamiherald, "'Mom, they're trying to kill me.' Utah man in Venezuela jail describes chaotic revolt | Miami Herald," 22 May 2018 Issues of Consent At least one legal aid group intends to decline such offers of help with genetic testing. — Karen Weintraub, Scientific American, "Genetic Testing to Reunite Immigrant Families Raises Issues of Privacy and Consent," 26 June 2018 The legal aid organization is representing more than 300 parents and has only located two children so far. — Margaret Hartmann, Daily Intelligencer, "Trump Administration Still Has No Plan for Reuniting the Families It Separated," 22 June 2018 But this summer, things are going to be different because Country Time is introducing legal aid. — Fox News, "Gutfeld: The first 500 days of President Trump," 10 June 2018 The claims, which were tied to multiple detention centers, were supported by five legal aid workers, four medical workers, and two advocates who work with ICE detainees. — Jewel Wicker, Teen Vogue, "Pregnant Women Are Allegedly Being Denied Medical Care in Immigration Detention Centers," 10 July 2018

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