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Jailhouse Lawyer

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Jailhouse lawyer, means a prison inmate who seeks release through legal procedures or who gives legal advice to other inmates. Also terms guardhouse lawyer, Black's Law Dictionary, 7th Edn., p. 838.

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