- legal eagle
- noun Date: 1942 lawyer
New Collegiate Dictionary. 2001.
legal eagle
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legal eagle — (also legal beagle) ► NOUN informal ▪ a lawyer … English terms dictionary
legal eagle — ☆ legal eagle n. Slang a lawyer, esp. one regarded as highly skilled … English World dictionary
legal eagle — noun : lawyer * * * ˌlegal ˈeagle 7 [legal eagle] (also ˌlegal ˈbeagle) noun ( … Useful english dictionary
legal eagle — noun A skillful and adroit attorney He made his reputation as a legal eagle as a prosecutor before entering private practice. Syn: Philadelphia lawyer, legal beagle … Wiktionary
legal eagle — (also legal beagle) noun informal a lawyer … English new terms dictionary
legal-eagle — Go to legal beagle … Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions
legal eagle — Often Disparaging. a lawyer. [1935 40] * * * … Universalium
legal eagle — le′gal ea′gle n. off inf a lawyer • Etymology: 1935–40 … From formal English to slang
legal eagle — /ligəl ˈigəl/ (say leeguhl eeguhl) noun Colloquial a lawyer …
legal eagle — Clever lawyer … American business jargon
