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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As its title implies, Suits LA transports the popular USA series from the Big Apple to Tinseltown, following a cast of legal eagles led by Stephen Amell's Ted Black, who has a connection to Suits' Harvey Specter (Gabriel Macht, who will recur on the spinoff).
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Marvin’s snake of a drug lord brother, Knuckles (Daniel Wu), has a score to settle: His outfit’s legal eagle, Rose (Ariana DeBose), has stolen from him, though the money belongs to Russian overlords who make an 11th-hour appearance.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The legal eagles so eager to call out President Trump are wrong.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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Randall Colburn, EW.com, 25 Feb. 2025
Marvin’s snake of a drug lord brother, Knuckles (Daniel Wu), has a score to settle: His outfit’s legal eagle, Rose (Ariana DeBose), has stolen from him, though the money belongs to Russian overlords who make an 11th-hour appearance.
—Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
The legal eagles so eager to call out President Trump are wrong.
—Newsweek, 31 Jan. 2025
The startup, called Human Native AI, has recently hired a number of prominent former Google executives with experience in striking content licensing deals and partnership as well as top legal eagles experienced in intellectual property and copyright issues.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2024
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“Legal eagle.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/legal%20eagle. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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