as in lawyers
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 eagles
That should come as no surprise to anyone who watched the trailer and noticed the luxe wardrobes worn by the female legal eagles.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Oct. 2025
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West Virginia Attorney General JB McCuskey is preparing for his team of lawyers to make their argument in front of the top court, a case defending the state's Save Women's Sports Act, which prohibits those who were assigned male at birth from playing on competitive female sports teams.—
Lauren Linder,
CBS News,
9 Jan. 2026
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His lawyers have asked the judge to hold an evidentiary hearing that could unfold like the dayslong hearing held last month in Mangione’s state case, where prosecutors from the Manhattan District Attorney’s Office laid out details of how Mangione’s arrest unfolded.—
Nicki Brown,
CNN Money,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Legal eagles.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagles. Accessed 15 Jan. 2026.
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