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
That’s a fairly wide net in alerting Waukegan legal eagles of what the basis of any lawsuit may entail.
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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
Oh, the legal eagles up at the GTW offices get that, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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
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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
Oh, the legal eagles up at the GTW offices get that, too.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 12 Apr. 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for legal eagle
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
Noun
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Gibson's lawyer Gabe Banks said in a statement provided to EW on Tuesday that Gibson had moved his dogs to a new home.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Oct. 2025
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The teen's lawyer, Travis Dunnington, argued from the beginning that there was no evidence the teen intentionally harmed the officer.—
Cameron Knight,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Union attorneys argue the OMB overstepped its legal authority, asserting that federal law does not permit reductions in force during a lapse in appropriations.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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Graf asked after attorneys for both sides had introduced themselves.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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