legal academic

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandacademic

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
connected with ...
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academic
noun[C]
uk
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/us
/ˌæk.əˈdem.ɪk/
someone who teaches at a college, or who studies as part of ...
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(Definition oflegalandacademicfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal academic

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Thelegalacademicis not a lot better: different schools of thought are not tolerated.
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Between them they wrote an article which was, perhaps, the most successful piece oflegalacademicwriting.
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His writings are known for providing practical commentary to practicing attorneys, an art often lost inlegalacademicpublications.
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Originally a solicitor, he requalified as a barrister and also pursued a parallel career as alegalacademic.
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The other commissioners are a barrister, a solicitor, alegalacademic, and a layperson.
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The journal is recognized in thelegalacademiccommunity for its annual writing competition, attracting student notes and comments addressing public contract law topics.
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This case has been cited or discussed in nearly twentylegalacademicjournal articles.
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Generations of legal academics were introduced to these works, and drawn into their way of looking at things.
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These are the sort of ideas which legal academics, particularly those writing in terms of corrective justice, have sought (with varying success) to explain and justify.
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Here too there are usually global factors (above: general public), educational factors (above: legal academics), personal features of the actors involved (above: courts and advocates), and structural elements (above: legislature).
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Like me, he knows that double jeopardy and related matters have been considered for some years by lawyers and especially by legal academics.
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The present statutory language, "two persons with knowledge of the working of the courts", could cover retired judges, retired lawyers, legal academics and legal journalists.
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Legal academics have espoused the view that the legal changes required for a republic are not complex.
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These speakers range from politicians, to legal academics, to sitting members of the judiciary.
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Jury nullification has more support among legal academics than judges.
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The decision has been strongly criticised by legal academics, who say this issue could only have been resolved through cross-examination.
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