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
Alan Jackson, the celebrity legal eagle, doesn’t recommend clients entrust their social media accounts to third parties —even if those clients crave commutations.
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Hartley will be joined this fall only by returning series regular Fiona Rene, who continues to play legal eagle Reenie Green.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Produced by original film star Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, the prequel series will rewind to the high school days of her character, the fashionable legal eagle Elle.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Andrew Zucker, HollywoodReporter, 13 Feb. 2026
Hartley will be joined this fall only by returning series regular Fiona Rene, who continues to play legal eagle Reenie Green.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 25 Aug. 2025
That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail.
—Charles Selle, Chicago Tribune, 21 May 2025
Produced by original film star Reese Witherspoon's Hello Sunshine company, the prequel series will rewind to the high school days of her character, the fashionable legal eagle Elle.
—Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 16 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
Noun
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Hudson’s lawyers did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
16 June 2026
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In January 2010, Mayorga reached an out-of-court settlement with Ronaldo’s lawyers — the footballer was not present at mediation — and received $375,000 in return for agreeing never to go public with the accusations, and for the settlement not to be viewed as an admission of guilt.—
Dan Sheldon,
New York Times,
16 June 2026
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But ever since Hay filed his civil suit against Combs, the musician’s attorneys have fiercely denied his allegations.—
Elizabeth Wagmeister,
CNN Money,
11 June 2026
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Later that day, the Department of Justice sent one of its attorneys to observe ballot processing in Los Angeles, the county’s elections office told USA TODAY.—
Terry Collins,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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