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legal eagle

noun

Definition of legal eagle

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. — 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 See All Example Sentences for legal eagle

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But immigration experts and lawyers said the move will likely be used to streamline asylum rejections and subsequent deportations.

— Mathew Miranda, Sacbee.com, 28 July 2026
Several hospital executives, lawyers, and others have raised doubts about CPSC’s claimed authority.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 27 July 2026

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