legal eagle
nounDefinition of legal eagle
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Synonyms for legal eagle
Synonyms
advocate, attorney, attorney-at-law, counsel, counselor (or counsellor), counselor-at-law, lawyer
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One of his clients is Walter McMillan (Jamie Foxx), who was sentenced to die in 1987 for the murder of a 18-year-old white girl, but Bryan and fellow legal eagle Eva Ansley (Brie Larson) work tirelessly to overturn his conviction. — Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, "TIFF: Michael B. Jordan plays a 'real-life superhero' in legal drama 'Just Mercy'," 7 Sep. 2019 For whatever reason, the legal eagles at the Disney/Lucasfilm trust have stood back and let custom saber makers run amok. — Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, "Hands-on with a $434 replica lightsaber: May the dork be with you," 25 Dec. 2018 So my legal eagle daughter created cake magic, baking two fantastic cakes. — Fox News, "Psychologist says Americans are suffering from 'Trump Anxiety Disorder'," 31 July 2018 Clearly there’s much more to learn about this theoretical legal eagle thanks to the files, emails, recordings, and who knows what now in law enforcement’s hands. — Frank Rich, Daily Intelligencer, "Sean Hannity Will Remain Trump’s Shadow Chief of Staff," 19 Apr. 2018 Join a squad now featuring former prosecutor and Gridiron Club ringer-singer Joseph diGenova and broadcaster/legal eagle Jay Sekulow. — Carolyn Mcatee Cerbin, USA TODAY, "Craigslist ad: Seeking lead attorney for difficult client," 27 Mar. 2018 Surrey and his team of legal eagles promoted this idea through a series of studies and books that showed just how vast this spending was. — Julian E. Zelizer, The Atlantic, "How America's Vision of Progressive Tax Reform Died," 28 Sep. 2017These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'legal eagle.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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