ambulance chasers

noun

plural of ambulance chaser
as in lawyers

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  1. lawyers
  2. shysters
  3. legal eagles
  4. attorneys
Noun
  • Two lawyers IndieWire spoke with believe that being granted an injunction could be unlikely to achieve, as the states’ case for anti-competitive harm caused by the merger is unconventional and may be difficult to prove urgency in that regard.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
  • Myers brought his concerns to a pair of Syracuse lawyers, who filed a motion to vacate Broadwater’s conviction in 2021.
    — ProPublica, ProPublica, 14 July 2026
Definition of lawyers
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  • The bubble-ists think that the Coreweave people are hopeless dreamers at best and shysters at worst.
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Definition of shysters
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  • As its title implies, Suits LA moved the action of the original from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, and followed a new group of legal eagles led by Amell's Ted, who was revealed to have a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who recurred in several episodes on the spinoff).
    — Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Feb. 2026
  • That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of legal eagles
Noun
  • Practicing attorneys in each of Kansas’ four congressional districts elect a representative to serve on the nominating commission, and governors also appoint a member from each congressional district.
    — Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 July 2026
  • But even the attorneys doubted that this is anything more than an empty threat.
    — Brian Welk, IndieWire, 14 July 2026
Definition of attorneys
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