legal assistance

collocation in English

meaningsoflegalandassistance

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legal
adjective
uk
/ˈliː.ɡəl/us
/ˈliː.ɡəl/
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assistance
noun[U]
uk
/əˈsɪs.təns/us
/əˈsɪs.təns/
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(Definition oflegalandassistancefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoflegal assistance

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Neither does the contradictory position of those who fund technicallegalassistancegive the author a great deal of pause.
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They take two forms : civic education and paralegal (legalassistance) programmes.
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They claim that industry provides pharmacological, pharmaceutical, technical, and regulatory know-how, good clinical practice expertise, andlegalassistanceduring the trial.
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The position of victims and their legal status or their rights tolegalassistancecould, and should, have been much stronger.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
This could be brought about through direct contact between the authorities concerned in mutuallegalassistance, for example.
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In practical terms the hardest thing of all in our talks was the issue of offeringlegalassistanceto persons.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Not only are albinos denied the right to health care, but they are also denied the right to social andlegalassistance.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
That implies ad hoclegalassistanceaffording access to specialist external lawyers.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
The right to work and the right to decent housing are fundamental rights in our society which are currently devoid oflegalassistanceand representation.
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I am quite sure that he would say, from his long public career, that administrative assistance is quite as good aslegalassistance.
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Legalassistancefor patients who have to present cases should be provided.
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Previous experience onlegalassistancewas far from satisfactory.
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I am rather at a disadvantage in not having anylegalassistanceand in having to deal with this matter alone.
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A man has to choose between freelegalassistancein fighting a case in the courts, and costly legal advice.
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The man who wantslegalassistancewill not know a solicitor, and he will know nothing about the law.
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In practice, the procedure allowing a debtor to petition for his sequestration will not be simple enough for debtors to use it withoutlegalassistance.
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But what about the person who is not well-to-do and who has not got access to legal advice andlegalassistance; for example.
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I doubt whether changes are required in the provisions forlegalassistance.
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If we suddenly flooded the legal profession with the whole population demandinglegalassistance, then the profession itself might break down under the strain.
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The extension of legal aid to further tribunals will be considered in the light of research into the need forlegalassistancein that field.
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