legal eagle

noun

Definition of legal eaglenext
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for legal eagle
  1. lawyer
  2. attorney
Noun
  • His lawyer did not immediately return a message seeking comment.
    — John Annese, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026
  • At the arraignment, Burke's lawyers withdrew in a shocking move, leaving him with a public defender.
    — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of lawyer
Noun
  • Hackett's suit, filed by civil rights attorney Ben Crump, seeks compensatory and punitive damages and names Arellano in his individual capacity as the sole defendant.
    — Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Asking the Virgin for forgiveness The visa applications submitted by Lozano will now probably come under review by USCIS, said Ortiz, the attorney with the Loyola Immigrant Justice Clinic.
    — Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of attorney

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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 3 Sep. 2026.

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