legal aid
noun
: aid provided by an organization established especially to serve the legal needs of the poor
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The Mende awaited trial in New Haven, where local communities offered housing and legal aid.
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Calista Oetama,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Take advantage of free financial counseling and legal aid services designed to help disaster survivors navigate the recovery process.
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Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Among them are Stand Together Contra Costa, a rapid response, legal aid, and public information program backed by a private-public partnership; and the Services and Access for Everyone Center, an information hub launched with $5 million of county funding.
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Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Legal organizations in San Francisco are seeing the development of those resources in Concord as an opportunity to create a unified legal aid system once more.
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Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
10 June 2026
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Calista Oetama,
Hartford Courant,
22 June 2026
Take advantage of free financial counseling and legal aid services designed to help disaster survivors navigate the recovery process.
—
Rae Ford,
Martha Stewart,
20 June 2026
Among them are Stand Together Contra Costa, a rapid response, legal aid, and public information program backed by a private-public partnership; and the Services and Access for Everyone Center, an information hub launched with $5 million of county funding.
—
Sierra Lopez,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Legal organizations in San Francisco are seeing the development of those resources in Concord as an opportunity to create a unified legal aid system once more.
—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
10 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for legal aid
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“Legal aid.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/legal%20aid. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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