Thesaurus results for LEGAL EAGLES

legal eagles

noun

plural of legal eagle

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 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

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lawyers

Noun

In López’s city of Tocoa, environmental defenders fighting the mining project have been getting picked off for years and eight activists were imprisoned for more than two years in what lawyers said was retaliation for their work.

— Marlon González, Los Angeles Times, 13 May 2026
After complaints from families and detainees about limited access to attorneys, another lawsuit recently resulted in a ruling that detainees must be given better access to their lawyers, as well as confidential, unmonitored outgoing phone calls.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 12 May 2026