as in lawyer
a person whose profession is to conduct lawsuits for clients or to advise about legal rights and obligations
the actor hired a dream team of high-priced legal eagles to defend him against the charges
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Recent Examples of legal eagle
The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
For legal eagles who want gavel-to-gavel access, nothing hits quite like Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's livestream.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around?
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As its title implies, Suits LA transports the popular USA series from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, following a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
For legal eagles who want gavel-to-gavel access, nothing hits quite like Fulton County Superior Court Judge Robert McBurney's livestream.
—Thomas Wheatley, Axios, 10 Oct. 2024
Will viewers welcome this new roster of legal eagles even when this is not a character from the parent series around?
—Marc Berman, Forbes, 6 Mar. 2025
As its title implies, Suits LA transports the popular USA series from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, following a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff).
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
Noun
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Founded in 1970, the organization has more than 3 million members and boasts the expertise of 700 scientists, lawyers and environmental specialists.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
30 Apr. 2025
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Several top United Kingdom lawyers, including human rights activist Amal Clooney, have reportedly been warned that President Donald Trump could announce sanctions against them.—
Meredith Kile,
People.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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During questioning by Read's defense attorney, Faller said that the type of alcohol test done in a medical setting for the purpose of diagnosing health issues is different than the type of test used in forensics and relied upon in a court of law.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
26 Apr. 2025
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Also Friday, the statement was read by a government attorney in a separate case in Washington, said lawyer Brian Green, who represents the plaintiff in that case.—
Kate Brumback,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2025
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 7 May. 2025.
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