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Jailhouse lawyer

Jailhouse lawyer, means a prison inmate who seeks release through legal procedures or who gives legal advice to other inmates.

Rambo lawyer

Rambo lawyer, means a lawyer, especially a litigator who uses aggressive, unethical, or illegal tactics in representing a client and

Counsel, or counsellor

a person retained by a client to plead his cause in a court of judicature; a barrister; an advocte. See BARRISTER

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jailhouse lawyer

jailhouse lawyer : a prison inmate self-taught in the law who tries to gain release through legal maneuvers or who

lawyer

lawyer : one whose profession is to advise clients as to legal rights and obligations and to represent clients

ineffective assistance of counsel

ineffective assistance of counsel :representation of a criminal defendant that is so flawed as to deprive the defendant of a fair trial

Syndic

Syndic, an advocate or patron; a burgess or recorder; an agent or attorney who acts for a corporation or university; an

Emigrationist

An advocate or promoter of emigration

Federalist

An advocate of confederation specifically Amer Hist a friend of the Constitution of the United States at its formation and

irredentist

an advocate of irredentism especially a person in one country who advocates the incorporation of a region in another country

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